How to Build a Direct Booking Website for Your Short-Term Rental in 2026
A step-by-step guide to launching your own direct booking website for your STR, reducing Airbnb and VRBO platform fees, and…
Short-Term Rentals
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I Used a DSCR Loan to Buy My First Short-Term Rental. Here Is What the Process Actually Looked Like.
Real investors share what it is actually like to use a DSCR loan to buy a short-term rental property --…
Georgia’s New STR Human Trafficking Law Just Took Effect. Here’s What Hosts Are Still Missing.
Georgia SB 570 requires STR property managers to complete annual human trafficking awareness training starting July 1, 2026. Most Georgia…
Vacation Rental Property Depreciation. How STR Investors Calculate and Maximize Their Tax Write-Off
Learn how to calculate and maximize vacation rental property depreciation. Includes worked examples, cost segregation strategy, passive activity loss rules,…
What Is a Good ROI for an Airbnb Property? Real Returns by Market Type in 2026
Cap rates of 7 to 9 percent, cash-on-cash returns by down payment level, and what the numbers actually look like…
How to Automate Your Airbnb. The 5 STR Tasks Every Host Should Stop Doing Manually
Stop spending 15 hours a week on tasks a simple automation stack can handle while you sleep. Here are the…
The STR Investor Who Built a 5-Property Portfolio While Working Full Time
Most people assume building a real short-term rental portfolio requires leaving their day job. The data and the investors who…
What STR Investors Get Wrong About Cash Flow: The Numbers That Look Good Until They Don’t
Most STR investors model 65-70% occupancy and a 3% platform fee. StaySTRA data shows both assumptions are wrong by a…
How to Set Up Your First Airbnb. A Complete Step-by-Step Checklist for New Hosts
Most new hosts list before they are ready, and the early reviews pay for it. This phased checklist covers everything…
Short-Term Rental vs Long-Term Rental: What Investors Who Have Done Both Actually Say
Three investors who have operated both short-term and long-term rentals share what actually happened to their income, their time, and…
