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Hello RE geniuses,Story below, but here's the main question: If we were to go through with it, what is the best strategy for a medium-income family to purchase an expensive short-term vacation rental?Here are the deta...
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Good morning all! We are about to wade into the AirBnB pool. A couple of key stats:1. AirBNB is permitted in my county.2. Doesn't seem to be a lot of competition in the immediate area - more around 10-15 miles awa...
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Notice anything different? I have no idea what will happen! We'll see! This listing is one of four studios at the same property so I have the luxury of A/B testing Each unit is identical and each listing is almost the...
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I am fairly new to the short term rental side of real estate, I’ve mainly been a long term buy and hold investor.In the past couple years we have done a few small scale short term rentals out of our principle residen...
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Does anyone have experience purchasing property or land in Mexico? I'm looking to purchase waterfront property (about one acre), and build at a fairly low cost (relative to the US) however I understand there are some ...
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Does anyone have an efficient way of finding out what markets are top choices to purchase rental properties(primarily under $60,000 for sfh or $150,000 for multi-family homes?
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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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Anyone else active or getting into the Poconos for STR? My husband and I are looking to buy our first STR and targeted the Poconos since we live in the Philly area (about 2 hours away) and we've vacationed there dozen...
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Henry Ford said "Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service." When I first started in real estate all my goals were only financial. A...
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I'm a broker here in Sacramento, own some properties, and through our sister company we manage over 100 STR properties. We have portfolios in NorCal, SoCal, and Arizona. I made this observation last year that the "vac...