We Are Shifting Our Short Term Rental Strategy
March 25, 2025 | 3 Minute Read When we launched our first short-term rental (STR) in early 2022, we were excited by the potential for higher income. Our thought was simple: why not convert several of our long-term rental properties into STRs? As long as we could net at least $200 per month—similar to what […]
Why I Refinanced My Airbnb
March 3, 2025 | 3.5 Minute Read Last week, I completed a refinance on one of my short-term rentals (Airbnb). I had owned the property free and clear for nine years. For the first seven years, I rented it to two different Section 8 tenants. Since there was no mortgage, my cash flow averaged around […]
How My Mid-Term Rental Earned $7,805 in 30 Days
January 27, 2025 | 1.5 Minute Read In several previous posts, I’ve highlighted the power of mid-term rentals. It’s a huge opportunity in the short term rental space and if you are not leveraging these opportunities, you are at a disadvantage. Let’s revisit what makes this such a valuable strategy. What is a Mid-Term Rental?A […]
Here’s How Much I Earned with this Short Term Rental
November 18, 2024 | 2.5 Minute Read Last week, a memory popped up on my Facebook feed: a photo of my wife, Gina, setting up one of our short-term rentals. She and her mother Faye did an amazing job designing this property. I figured it was the perfect opportunity to discuss my reason why we […]
Drive Occupancy in Your Short-Term Rentals with this Strategy
November 11, 2024 | 2.5 Minute Read A few months back I started exploring strategies to boost bookings across our 13 short-term rentals. In our market, monthly occupancy rates around 50% are considered average, but I aimed to improve this, especially during weekdays. In peak season, we focus on maximizing nightly rates, aiming for that […]
How We Made $70,000 with Four Mid-Term Bookings
October 28, 2024 | 2.5 Minute Read Back in June, I started exploring ways to boost bookings and occupancy across our 13 short-term rentals, which we currently list on both Airbnb and VRBO. The answer? Mid-term rentals. This type of rental accommodates guests seeking housing accommodations of 28 days or more — a huge, untapped […]
My Short Term Rental Nightmare Hellish Week
October 7, 2024 | 2 Minute Read Managing a single short-term rental is relatively easy, but handling 13 properties across platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and Booklee requires processes, systems, and automation. Tools like calendar syncing, dynamic pricing, instant messaging, WIFI locks, and Google Nest Thermostats are supposed to make management smoother—and they usually do. […]
Increase Profits with these Short Term Rental Strategies
September 2, 2024 | 4 Minute Read In April 2022, we launched our first Airbnb property here in Birmingham. This move was born out of necessity, as our original offer price and profit projections weren’t being met. Since then, we’ve converted many of our long-term rentals into short-term rentals, expanding to as many as 18 […]
When Airbnb Hosts Say No to Guests
July 15, 2024 | 4 Minute Read Time You own a short-term rental and receive an inquiry to book on Airbnb. Something feels off. The guest’s profile has no reviews. As a Superhost, you decide to dig deeper by checking the guest’s social media. You find their Facebook profile, which advertises a party to friends […]
4 Places to Buy Property for Big Profits
July 1, 2024 | 2 Minute Read Time As home prices continue to soar in markets across the country, investors may be seeing dollar signs. Anyone who purchased a property prior to the COVID-19 pandemic has probably seen its value appreciate significantly in recent years. In fact, owner-occupied housing wealth increased $9 trillion between the […]