Looking to purchase my first STR in August. What is the best way to start having bookings immediately? What should my real expectations be Gatlinburg area? for the first six months?

I live in the Twin Cities and my wife and I are looking into a PM business for STRs.  In Minnesota PMs are required to have a real estate license when facilitating contracts between guests and owners, I think!  I have...

Hi, I have 2 vacation properties in the Northeast that we rent of AirBnB and Vrbo. Recently I’ve been considering building a dedicated website to outline our properties. Just curious if it’s worth it and if anybody ha...

Hello! New STR investor here that is looking to purchase a duplex in the City of Milwaukee (Shorewood, East Side, Bay View, River West). Can anyone whom currently hosts an AirBnB share the following?
Percentage, fees...

Hi there,I'm currently using Hospitable for my channel management, automated messages, calendar sync, etc.  I'm considering switching to Futurestay because it has (i think) more robust features for direct booking and ...

Hey all!! We are closing on a property in PCB next month. I have been trying to plan out the best way to furnish it. I am not the most creative person and definitely not current on what is trending. I was wondering if...

There was a deteriorating detached shed in the back yard of one of my places.  The city sent me a letter to fix it or remove it.  The guy across the alley had half a dozen vehicles and a few trailers and no place to p...

Curious about others experience with pricing algorithms. I started Pricelabs in September & I've had some odd experiences & it's been hard to evaluate its efficacy. 
I have been short term renting in an urba...

I've been hosting AirBnB guests on our properties (locally here in California and remotely in France!) with success. The best part is, I'm having a blast while doing it.I think my enthusiasm caught the eye of some loc...

Like everyone here, in the past couple years I was anxious about my insurance coverage. I studied a few policies very recently and changed my provider. This post is to share my findings, and may help you in your asses...