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Hello everyone, I am looking forward to invest in STR and researching some markets and I need some help or advice. Which market is better to target as I am currently residing near Raleigh, NC. I am considering Metro ...
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Good morning,We are a smaller (looking to scale) PMC in Central Florida. We are getting our PMS hooked up with all of the different booking channels when we arrived upon Red Awning. They talk a good game, and I'm look...
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Hi BP community,
My partner and i are hoping to purchase a short term rental very soon for the first time. My lender asked me how much we plan to put down for the purchase and as we understand it a vacation rental pr...
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Hi all!I am looking at beachfront property in St Petersburg (to live in) but, ultimately, to be able to put on air bnb when we move out of it and use as a vacation home. My wife and I are STL natives and have 14 prope...
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I’m really interested in buying properties for the sole purpose of listing on AirBnB. The area I’m in is busting at the seams with vacationers and it looks like AirBnB is the best way to go. What are the drawbacks I a...
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Hello we are new to the sight. We are looking to purchase a condo in Panama City Beach FL. We will be using this condo as a vacation rental and we are wondering what the overall thoughts are on this area. Also, do ...
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As recommended by several seasoned MH investors on here, I have started the market research process to understand the mobile home investing economics in my area. I had a few questions to better understand the dynamics...
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Hello!I'm about to leave Virginia and move up north, and am really struggling on what to do with my current property. I own a 4 bed/2.5 bath single family house in Chesapeake, VA that has a good sized fenced-in yard ...
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Hello everyone, long time lurker! My wife and I are a week away from our closing date on an FHA 4-plex and the underwriter has said they do not believe we would live in the property. Our plan was to sacrifice quality ...
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As an owner of vacation rental property on Maui, who self-manages, and a Realtor sharing with my clients two main hosting services of VRBO and Airbnb. Which do you prefer?