The Year-Round Mountain. Host Stories from Sun Valley, Idaho Most Underrated STR Market
Three Sun Valley hosts tell the real story behind Idaho mountain market investing. From ski-season surprises to HB 583 regulatory…
Airbnb Stories
This section dives into the real experiences of people affected by short-term rentals. We share the voices of homeowners, renters, and neighbors. What happens when a quiet street suddenly becomes a tourist hotspot? How are long-term residents coping with the changes? We uncover the human stories behind the headlines, showing the good, the bad, and the complicated realities of Airbnb in our communities.
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Hosting at Altitude. The People Behind Telluride, Steamboat, and Vails Most-Booked Vacation Rentals
Long-tenured mountain town hosts in Telluride, Steamboat Springs, and Vail share what short term rental hosting actually looks like at…
From Skeptic to Superhost: Real Stories of First-Time STR Investors Who Actually Beat Their Pro Forma
Four first-time STR investors share how they beat their pro forma projections across Gatlinburg, Gulf Shores, Kissimmee, and Asheville. Composite…
Heading to Higher Ground. The STR Investors Who Traded Beach Houses for Mountain Towns
STR investors are rotating out of saturated coastal markets like the Outer Banks and Gulf Shores and into mountain towns…
From Data to Decision. The STR Investors Who Run the Numbers Before They Ever List a Property
Three STR investors share how they used occupancy data, ADR variance, and RevPAR analysis to find undervalued markets and make…
From One Beach House to a Coastal Portfolio. The STR Investors Who Built Lasting Income Using Market Data and Patient Capital
A narrative look at how STR investors scale from a single coastal property to a multi-market portfolio, grounded in StaySTRA…
When Investors Take Over a Historic Atlanta Condo Building, the Residents Who Remain Pay the Price
Roughly 50 LLCs now control more than 90 units in Atlantas Landmark Condominium. Four of five HOA board members run…
Spring Break on Both Sides of the Door. What Hosts and Guests Actually Experience During STR Peak Season
Spring break is the most intense window of the year for short-term rentals. Here is what it actually looks like…
Phoenix Hosts Built Retirement Plans Around Short-Term Rentals. Now the City Is Drawing New Lines.
Across the Phoenix metro, thousands of hosts built financial plans around STR income. Now, rising insurance costs, permit complexity, HOA…
The Aloha Dilemma: How Short-Term Rentals Are Reshaping Hawaiian Communities From the Inside
Behind the data and the legislation, real people in Hawaii are navigating an impossible tension between economic survival and cultural…
