Posts filed under: Short-Term Rental Investing

Short-Term Rental Investing

You Can Now Find Short-Term Rentals For Sale Easier With AirDNA—Here’s How Investors Can Use It

In this article If you’ve been on the hunt for your next short-term rental investment, there’s a new AirDNA tool at your disposal. The short-term rental analytics platform has been on a tear lately, releasing several new features that real estate investors... Read More

You Can Save Thousands On Your Short-Term Rental Taxes By “Accelerating” Depreciation

In this article Over the past few years, STRs have created quite the buzz. The ability to remotely manage a high-income property attracted many high-income earners to various STR markets across the U.S. But there’s another reason investors flocked to STRs: the... Read More

Airbnb CEO Says Platform is Fundamentally Broken—His Solutions Might Scare Investors

In this article Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has admitted that the short-term rental company is in over its head and needs “to get our house in order.” The company scaled very fast, very quickly, and did not build up its systems... Read More

Beach Houses vs. Lake Houses: Which Properties Provide Better STR Cash Flow?

In this article There’s nothing quite like stepping out onto the sand to gaze at the ocean or looking out over a lake. It’s a luxury sought by homebuyers and travelers alike. Demand for waterfront homes, along with their limited supply,... Read More

Cities are Cracking Down on Short-Term Rentals—What Does It Mean For Investors?

In this article Nationwide, cities continue to impose new regulations on short-term rentals, effectively putting Airbnb hosts out of business in some areas. So far, legal attempts to fight the restrictions have been largely unsuccessful. For example, Airbnb and several local hosts... Read More

Short-Term Rentals Had a Great Summer—Here’s Where Investors Saw the Most Demand

In this article As travel spending improves and people continue to travel for leisure, there’s been an increase in demand for short-term rentals like Airbnb. Despite an inflationary environment and worries of possible weakening in the U.S. economy, travelers don’t seem to be deterred.... Read More

Short-Term Rental Loans: What Are the Options and How Do DSCR Loans Stack Up?

In this article This article is presented by Easy Street Capital. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. Short-term rentals continue to be one of the hottest areas of real estate investing in 2023. Despite some market volatility, slow down, and saturation in some... Read More

DSCR Loans: The Short-Term Rental Investor’s Secret Weapon to Scaling Their Business

In this article When it comes to investing in real estate, securing the right type of financing plays a crucial role in any successful transaction. This principle holds even more truth for investors aspiring to venture into the short-term rental space—a burgeoning... Read More

The Unraveling of Insurance: How the Industry Turned Upside Down and Protecting Your Short-Term Rentals Got Harder

In this article This article is presented by Proper Insurance. Read our editorial guidelines for more information. The internet altered the world, and for the most part, it was a good thing. Most products and services got better, but not insurance—it got lost. Before the internet,... Read More

Want to Increase Short-Term Rental Bookings? Make an Instagram Account

In this article You spend way too much time on Instagram (and TikTok and Pinterest and…), and guess what—your potential short-term rental guests do too. Why miss an opportunity to get in front of them when they’re dreaming about their next... Read More
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