Davey McLaughlin
Rent By the Room
Hello BP, I've been looking to buy my first rental property (small multi) within the next three months and have been looking to house hack while renting by the room. I wanted to reach out and ask everyone for there ex...
Melissa Bovee
CA Stay Home Order - What to do with Dec STR bookings
CA is again under orders that restrict travel. The county I am located in - Placer, North Lake Tahoe - is covered in the order, but is distinctly less vocal about deterring travel than South Lake Tahoe. There has be...
Lisa Loesel
Does dynamic pricing work?
Curious about others experience with pricing algorithms. I started Pricelabs in September & I've had some odd experiences & it's been hard to evaluate its efficacy.
I have been short term renting in an urba...
Joe Kim
Latest Airbnb debacle,100 people party, 5 shot dead! - what next?
If you have not heard about a recent 5 person shooting death at a 100 person party in a quiet (quite affluent) surburb of SF bay area (Orinda), you can google it or read the synposis here https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/0...
Ariaan Cardenas
Short-term rentals and investors
Hello everyone!
In the past couple years short-term rentals have exponentially grown. These short-term rentals come from platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, and a number others. Do you think this is a good method for inves...
Account Closed
Gun Issue in Tenant's Apartment
I am hoping to get some input on the community as to how to best handle this issue:Last week a gun was fired in a tenant's apartment, it passed through his unit and went into another unit. Luckily nobody was hurt. I...
Johb White
How can I find reliable numbers on what students are paying for rent.
I am looking into buying property near Florida State University. I have heard a lot of people say that students pay significantly more than single families do. When I am looking into what single family homes(non stude...
Ryan Detzel
Do you provide linens? Pros/cons to both?
I was just under the assumption (like a hotel) that we would provide the linens but I spoke with some local owners this weekend and every place in the complex requires the guest to bring their own. This would make the...
Jeff Phillips
HomeAway / Airbnb Reservation Question
We just went live with our first short term rental. I know great timing. We have had 3 people send requests for booking on HomeAway in the first 2 weeks of being live. Of the ones we have received, one was for 29 d...
Tracy Blackburn
Experience with STR Property Managers in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge
If you self-manage your STR, this post is probably not for you. I own STR rental properties in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville. Over the years I have worked with Turnkey, Amazing Views, Cabins for You (CFY...