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HI Investors, Thanks for viewing this post. I serve as a Board Member of the Chicago Area Real Estate Investors Association, a Not For Profit Organization. We have been around since 1998 and we specifically help loca...
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Good morning all!I was having a conversation with another investor a few days ago regarding short term rental occupancies and rates. In some areas right now it appears that bookings are "down", at least compared to th...
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For some background, I am single in my early 30's and interested in making my first purchase or investment into the new year. Many of my friends (married) are buying their first homes, and I want to start building my...
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For Short Term Rental Rockstars! I've been with igms for a while but it seems to be getting more and more glitchy.
Does anyone have experience with multiple channel managers? I'm leaning towards switching to YourPor...
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I live in Orlando. My real estate focus is on short term rental vacation homes – especially the approximate 26K short term rental vacation homes that are within a 30 minute drive to Disney World. In my dealings I...
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I have three short term rentals that I rent out on Airbnb. This mountain house was a different project for me. The house had great bones and structural integrity, but just needed a little love. We finished October 14 ...
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As I work towards my first STR I have spent some good time on researching the management side. I'm wondering if if anyone has had experience with Evolve? I had a 30 min conversation with them and they appear to be a...
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I am an agent that specializes in buy-and-hold rentals but I am interested in buying a vacation rental for short term tenants or air B&B rentals. This will be brand-new for me so I would like to hear from people t...
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Hi. Tried to search specifically for this but wasn't having any luck though I think I've ready it in here before. Does anyone use Host Tools? I started a free demo yesterday. It seems like it "should be" good with...
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I currently own an STR in Gatlinberg,TN and its doing phenomenally! Im looking to now invest somewhere in AZ as the home prices seem reasonable and seems like a very popular destination. Ive looked into Sedona but the...