Leora Merrell
Non-WiFi Locks in STR
Looking for recommendations on keyless entry to our STR that won't have wifi. I've read dozens of threads here about keyless entry and it seems 99% of locks used require wifi. Kind of bummed because I had one picked o...
Colleen F.
dis-incentives/ fines for bad behavior
Ok there are late fees and buyout the lease clauses. We even have a fee associated with a citation for our student rentals but what other fines/fees/disincentives can you enforce? I have a tenant , thankfully she ...
Luke Carl
Long Distance Self managers... How do you show the property?
Long Distance Self Managers! I live 2 hours each way from the property. I rarely drive down there but when it comes time for a new tenant I want to meet them and be involved. (This is a new purchase closing next week)...
Ian Palmer
How do you vet the neighbors around a potential VHR?
My wife and I are starting our search for our first investment property/vacation rental. We are currently looking in South Lake Tahoe for a few reasons; we live in San Francisco so its close by and we are in SLT often...
Michael Kader
Automating Thermostat at Check In
Hello All,
First post here. Getting our STR on the market and I was thinking about ways I could automate the thermostat to turn on 1 hour before check-in and right after check-out. Does anyone have any experience wit...
Account Closed
Security Cameras and Systems Recs
For those of you who have installed exterior security cameras on your Airbnb, what brand/make/model do you recommend? Also, do you think exterior security cameras are enough or would you recommend getting indoor motio...
Pablo Flores
Anyone use STR Law Guys?
Anyone use their service to set up an AZ limited partnership to protect your investments? I’m very intrigued by the service and how detailed the protection strategy is. Curious as to what anyone else’s experienc...
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...
Chuck K
Strategy for next 5 years: Sell Real-Estate and Buy Gold
This is the advice I got from a relative six years ago when real estate looked like it would never stop going up, gold was like $500 back then. He had liquidated most of his real-estate holdings (he owned several hom...
Sarah Lorenz
Features to include if building a home to also use as an STR?
I am thinking about building a house for our next primary residence, but I would also like to use it occasionally as an STR. I’m thinking about features to include for this purpose. So far, I’m thinking about extra cl...