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My and my husband's goal was to be able to retire on our passive income by age 30. We just hit our goal, both of us at age 27! We are so excited and can't believe how our hard work paid off, and even more quickly than...
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When I first started doing STRs in my town, there were at least 3 other people doing the same thing and catering to the same target market (refinery contractors). Over the course of 3-5 years, those other people got ...
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We just completed the remodel on a house in Sunriver, OR. The majority of the houses there are used as Short Term Rentals, though there are some full timers that live there. My son and I did this remodel. He's a licen...
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Often, when I do a showing for one of my vacant properties, I usually ask prospects what they have seen thus far in their local rental search. Quite often they report many "dumps" and thus was wondering if in the lan...
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I am new here and looking to start becoming a real estate investor. I started at looking condos in Snowshoe, WV and was wondering if anyone would share their experience. There are few options many of them very cheap...
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If I were to guess, here's what my friends did today:@Serge S. spend today thinking hard about the next $500,000@Brian Burke took his wife in his plane to Malibu, or something, and spent money he has@Brandon Turner to...
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I'm looking to potentially write an article on vacation rentals and would love to talk with some folks about their experiences with vacation rentals. If this is you, jump in this thread and let us know a brief version...
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Our property management business recently reached 1,000 total reviews across our 18-property portfolio, and we’ve been fortunate enough to maintain a 4.99 average rating across all OTAs.
I wanted to share some strate...
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We've been running a number of STR units for about 18 months now. I'm an airbnb super host but I've seen my bookings drop way off mid-october. Are other ST operators experiencing this? Is it seasonal or the market ch...
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Hello - we are buying a cabin in Big Bear Lake, CA, and will be renting it short term to help offset some costs. Although we are a 2+ hour drive away, its not totally convenient to zip over there easily to take care ...