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I listed my first investment property, a 3 bed/3ba near Lackland AFB, on Airbnb Jan 2022. I registered with the city and got a HOT# and provided it to Airbnb. I paid the fee and thought I was covered for 3 years. I as...
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I'm thinking of building a duplex, living in one unit, and having the other unit be an airbnb rental. I live in a small town that is close to outdoor activities, so it could be a good idea to do airbnb. I'm thinking o...
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This is our first STR. We were lucky enough to secure an oceanfront property and are excited to get things moving. With all you experts on here, I wanted to get your opinion. Since it is oceanfront, primetime is right...
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Would love to hear some strategies you have to market for new clients.
To date, I have boot strapped through networking and posting Reels on the topic of STRs, which has grown my business to 11 properties under manag...
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What do people think about hot tubs in your STR ? Worth it? Not worth it ?Brand preferences ? Bell and whistle recommendations ? Where do you decide to place one ?Who makes sure it’s clean (your regular cleaner?) Do t...
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Several people using Evolve Vacation Rental had concerns about how difficult it would be to leave Evolve. I just made that transition and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.I can keep all my current bookin...
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Hi all, I wanted to share my recent experiences with turning our garage studio apartment conversion into a short term rental. We have had great success and so far no real issues. The income has paid for the mortgage f...
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My husband and I are empty-nesters just beginning our real estate adventure. We have a 3 bed 2.5 bath home that we are planning to move out of to house-hack a multifamily property. What's your best advice on convertin...
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I have seen this question come up many times for the affordable end. I am currently using Smartbnb. I am looking at the bigger software packages such as Hostawy, Kigo, Streamline, or VRM because I am scaling and need ...
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Hi, BPersThank you all for the helpful advice on my first short rental in my previous posts! I finally finished the reno and decor and now it's up for renting. So far, I have 64% occupancy in 30 days. It is much more ...