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Covid-19 - does it hurt or help Short Term Rentals (STR)
Our company has been managing STR properties (Short Term Rental) and working on adding additional properties to our portfolio. We are reviewing and watching the trends / changes in this Covid-19 environment. We believ...
Steven N.
how does bonus depreciation offset w2 income?
we started an airbnb business in 2018, and invested $90k on property and land improvements, and purchasing personal property for the airbnb. Some of these cost qualify for bonus depreciation. Since we started renting ...
Melissa Patten
Short Term Vacation Rental Management Software Recommendations
Hello SRT managing friends. I'm about to close on an SRT and I am investigating software options to self manage. Anyone have anything they love (OR anything they hate)? I'm exploring all-in-one systems or best in clas...
Kurt Pourbaix
Door Lock for Airbnb/VRBO (STR)
What door lock do you use for your Airbnb/VRBO? I understand there are locks that open with a code you send to your guest's cell phone and it will unlock the door during their stay, then deactivate. Does that system...
Wesley Myers
Offering Netflix (or any others) for free??
Wondering if you offer Netflix (or any other streaming service) for free or do you just have it available to the renter? We thought about leaving our TV’s logged into our accounts for the free service as an added perk...
Marcus Gaethke
Tenant violating lease but pays rent on time (Kenosha, WI)
Hello all - Thanks in advance,I have a tenant that moved in in September and I made the rookie mistake of looking past some red flags that occurred right before move in (I know, foolish). Now this tenant is allowing ...
Surock Brown
need help creating short term rental in seasonal market
my family runs a mom and pop shop at a ski shop in tahoe. We used to live upstairs but we moved and now the upstairs is vacant. A short term rental upstairs would be an amazing idea however the area in tahoe of which ...
Michael Baum
Interesting and sad guest story.
So as most of you know we have a pretty rural lake house on Lake Coeur d'Alene in North Idaho. We also allow dogs, up to two. I always tell the guests if you are bringing small dogs, keep them on a leash at all times ...
Dan Lucchesi
Disclaimer / Advisement for Video/Audio Recording Equipment at STR
Can anyone share or recommend a fairly boiler plate disclaimer / advisement to include in our "guest book" and also check-in instructions for the STRs that we own? Context: I am also a Realtor in CO and for us it's be...
Andrew Simms
Not just another door locks question
I'm closing on a property in Franklin, NC (WNC) that we plan to STR. There are 6 doors to the exterior (front entrance, garage entrance, basement entrance (next to hot tub), and 3 doors on the main level to the back p...