Guides

Straight answers on running short-term rentals

Name: Commercial systems upgrade
Price: 4800 USD

Operator-grade answers to the questions owners ask me, drawn from real short-term rental (“STR”) work. No rosy projections, no filler.

Acquisition and feasibility

Reality first. The local rules, the season, the competition, and the house itself come before any projection. These guides show the exact method I use to screen a deal in two business days and underwrite one in five, and how each read ends in a go/no-go you can act on.

How do you underwrite a short-term rental deal?The exact method I use to underwrite an STR deal: real comps, a conservative pro forma with reserves, three scenarios, and a written go/no-go with a bid number in five business days for $500.