Kyle Gale
Listing Sites - Where are my Bookings and what can I do?
So we all know that as property managers we rely heavily on the major listings site. The problem is they know this too. With that a lot of change has occurred across these platforms with some people being able to capi...
James Park
My $3000 rent property now has turned over after 7 years. What am I going to do?
So I got this luxury property in a very nice gated subdivision in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. As a rookie investor, who had no idea how to invest in 2006 paid full price new construction for this SFR and no...
Cee X.
should I reimburse for airbnb stay?
Sunday of last week my tenant found a mold issue growing on the corner of a laundry room wall. We got a contractor out next day to give a quote. Contractor started the job on the Thursday. To give additional context, ...
James Wise
Short Term Rentals - Best Practices
My company is currently making a big push into the Short Term Rental business in the Cleveland market. Thus far, our business has primarily been long term buy & holds in the lower income space. We're going to be h...
Natalie Medved
Furnishing STR Do's and Don'ts
Hi everyone:My husband and I are in the process of furnishing our transforming our second home in the White Mountains (Thornton, NH) into a STR. The market has a lot of baseline - economically friendly STRS but only ...
Collin Hays
VRBO now charging guests 20 percent for a booking
Wow, it's getting to where it's VRBO is the one making all of the money. 2 years ago, the service fee was under 10 percent. If you add in the owner's portion, VRBO is carving off 30 percent or more per reservation. ...
Bob Green
Vacation Rental - Developer Financing - Mexico or Overeas
Hello All,Any one out there have any experience with new construction - vacation rentals in Isla Mujeres or other tourist areas of Mexico? I have been negotiating a deal and developer is offering financing. The deve...
Michael Ealy
Small Deals Mean Wasting Time & Making Small Money
For those of you who don't know me, I have been investing in real estate since 1999 and I have acquired about 3,000 apartment units (and houses) and I still own 1,000 apartment units today.I also own 45 houses and sev...
Derrick Cameron Jenkins
Rising inflation effects on STR?
I am in the final stages of acquiring a down payment for my next investment. I was initially planning on using the money to purchase a property in Palm Springs for an STR, but with todays announcement of higher inflat...
Karen Margrave
FIRE! Burning in Northern CA - 884+ Homes Burned
My hometown of Redding CA is burning. So far 884 homes completely destroyed, and 170+ damaged. 30,000 people have been evacuated (including some of my family) an 110,000 acres burned. The good news is that the communi...