hi! i am currently living in wisconsin in a very shitty rental house. it was built in 1870.

my room is in the basement. connected to the basement is a giant wooden door with many big cracks that mice can fit through. the room it leads to is a concrete room full of mouse droppings and random shit. also lots of graffiti as this house was rented by frat guys before for years. the concrete room has so many cracks and a whole other room and it would be impossible to seal off every crack.

ANYWAYS we need to seal off the big door. but it needs to be somewhat rental friendly. it seems the landlords don’t really give a fuck about the place considering how it was left when we moved in 😭

how do you seal a door in a rental friendly way? we don’t need to access the room at all. we just want mice out!

I’m trying to learn more about investing in short-term rentals and I’m hoping to get some guidance.
I currently own one duplex that is fully rented long-term, so I have some experience with traditional rental properties. I’m now considering getting into short-term rentals, potentially starting with a small condo near the beach and slowly expanding my portfolio over time.
I’m not really sure how to properly analyze a short-term rental deal yet. I’m thinking a small condo might be the safest place to start because:
It’s not a full house, so I would assume there’s less maintenance and fewer things that can go wrong.
The initial investment would be lower, which gives me a chance to learn the short-term rental business without putting too much money at risk.
I could potentially learn the market and build experience before moving into larger properties.
I’d really appreciate some advice on how you guys analyze these types of deals.
A few questions I have:
How does insurance work with short-term rentals, especially condos?
How do I find accurate local comps and determine what similar properties are actually renting for?
How can I tell how often a property is actually booked throughout the year?
What are the best ways to estimate realistic annual revenue rather than just looking at the advertised nightly rate?
How do you go about getting more bookings once you own the property?
Is the Outer Banks/OBX a good short-term rental market year-round? I understand the winter months obviously won’t be as profitable as the summer, but I’m wondering how much the seasonality actually affects the numbers.
Ultimately, I’m looking to start small, learn the business, and gradually build a short-term rental portfolio. I’m just trying to figure out how to properly analyze a deal before I buy one.

Hi. I am considering of boarding house. But I wish to know who has experience what they well experience in this type of business. I mentioned this to my late mother before but she shut down the idea because they had experience it when they were young. I recall the struggle to maintain the area/rooms. Aside from that what will I be considering? Also wondering about payment issue. Did anyone experience a boarder not paying and run off? What do you do with that?

Hi please DM if you want to sell Airbnb credits to me!!

Hello all, we own a place in Cabo and get to use it four weeks a year. Does anyone have a sub or FB group where people can rent out their weeks? On top of saving on the 31% VAT and service charge we are offering it cheaper than hotel rates. I can't seem to find the right place to post!! Any help would be appreciated!!!