Brandon Gale
How do you handle unreasonable reviews?
Almost every host has experienced it, a high maintenance guest that you go the extra mile for and reports nothing wrong during the stay, but then posts a hyper critical review as if they are Gordon Ramsay reviewing a ...
Garrett Brown
Co-hosting vs. Arbitrage
These two have become very popular over the last few years, and you'll get mixed reviews from all sides. I'm a fan of co-hosting pretty strongly over arbitrage, but I am trying to hear stories of success (or failure) ...
Patricia Andriolo-Bull
Frustrated with VRBO fees
Hello. Today, VRBO started collecting all taxes for my area (Collier County, FL which is 12% in total). I received a booking and see that they are taking their fee off of the entire booking including taxes (for refe...
John Park
Airbnb going the way of the dinosaur?
I have been exploring the possibility of Airbnb and short term rentals, but lately there has been a lot of discouraging news about cities really cracking down on Airbnb's short term rental model. San Francisco and Par...
Ben Hays
Have you done a risk management walk-thru of your Smokies cabin?
Hello Smokies investors! I wanted to introduce myself and my company, Handy Central, to everyone. We specialize in "all things repairs and maintenance" for STR investors within a 30-mile radius of Gatlinburg.
When...
Megha Agarwal
Poconos STR - self manage or property manager
We just bought a property in Lake Harmony and were wondering what would be the best way to manage the property for STR. We are a 2 hour drive away from Lake Harmony. 1) Is it worth hiring a property manager? If so, an...
Andrea Cole
How are you handling Coronavirus cancellations?
We have a Strict cancellation policy but guests are asking for full refunds due to events that are cancelled in the area. We are not in a region of the US that Airbnb recognizes in the extenuating circumstance guideli...
Larry Flanagan
Would you VRBO your primary residence?
I'm going overseas for a month this summer and wonder if I should rent out my house during that time. Would it be weird staying at a stranger's house with all their personal effects? I'm not that concerned about peo...
Huiping S.
End the short-term and switch to long-term.
As an accident to start a short-term rental for more than 3 years and wanted to end it. 1) The number from CPA for this short-term is worse than any other long-term rentals. 2) the time spend for this short-term is &...
Robert Burns
Best Phone System
I am currently using Ring Central for my real estate investing phone system and want to change. I would appreciate any recommendations for phone systems being using by other investors.
Thanks,
Bob Burns