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Anyone in the know on airbnb or vrbo re; their stance on weapons? We stay at one twice a year, i always bring my .38 ...always wondered if i'm violating a policy...don't care, going to keep doing it, just wondered if there's anything official about it.
Probably up to the individual owner. I've never seen anything on it but I also never specifically looked.
 
I've only done cursory research and talked to relatives that live there, but from what I can tell, break the bank. The highest occupancy rates for rentals are the highest insurance areas. Some of these people in SW Florida aren't carrying insurance or know they aren't 100% insured.

Then, when your rental gets hit, do you have the resources to get it back and running without having everyone down the line bending you over. For me, it would be hard to pencil out without the savings of using it personally for 2 or 3 months. It's also a saturated market.

Cheap insurance will run you $500 a month for owner occupied. Once the bank finds out you can’t actually afford the place and need to rent it the unwashed masses then expect it to increase to $750+

Okay, so just for rental properties then? If I get something there, I wouldn't rent it out. I'd just want it for personal use about half the year. Really enjoy Palm Beach. It was a pain in the ass from time to time when a certain someone was living there, with shut downs and all, but now that he's relocated, that shouldn't be an issue again for at least 4 years or so.
 
Okay, so just for rental properties then? If I get something there, I wouldn't rent it out. I'd just want it for personal use about half the year. Really enjoy Palm Beach. It was a pain in the ass from time to time when a certain someone was living there, with shut downs and all, but now that he's relocated, that shouldn't be an issue again for at least 4 years or so.
Palm Beach will run you about $1k+ per month for insurance. HOA will be $200-500 a month. Taxes will be around 2% per year at your purchase price. If you live there half the year and don’t rent it out you should qualify for homestead relief
 
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If you're going to use Airbnb, I would only book from Superhosts.. most everyone else who is not one, has no idea on how to setup and run a STR.

I ran a STR in Puerto Rico for a year back in 2018, and it was not profitable (even as a Superhost), but it was a great learning experience and I got 85% of the investment back.

Now I'm looking at doing a LTR in Florida, but the insane insurance costs really make it difficult for the numbers to work out.
Could be some opportunities with condos in the near future. People can’t afford their special assessments so could get places on the cheap but HOA can be killer. There is currently over 8 months of supply.
 
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Vero is somewhat close to me and is a cool place. Wife and I considered it when we moved back to FLA. Casey's Place has amazing burgers and is a short walk from the beach. https://www.caseysplace.net/

Just like most places, Vero has good and bad. In the last few years, several houses and neighborhoods have been rennovated.
We’re going to watch my son’s team play for a week at the Jackie Robinson complex. Thanks for the rec for Casey’s Place, we’ll try it! We were there last year too and really didn’t go to any restaurants I’m itching to revisit.
 
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On two different properties, I went through three different companies. Two were small, local companies, run by morons. The third was a small, local company run by morons, then bought by a large company. After they were acquired, things remained the same. PM me and I can bore you to death with the details.
I thought about purchasing through evolve and using them for all of the management also. If I make some money awesome. If its just pays the bills that's ok too. Just don't want to lose money. LOL
 
Anyone in the know on airbnb or vrbo re; their stance on weapons? We stay at one twice a year, i always bring my .38 ...always wondered if i'm violating a policy...don't care, going to keep doing it, just wondered if there's anything official about it.
I've brought my M16 to everyone of them. Only had to use once. They didn't seem to have a problem.
 
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If you don’t care where your properties are located, get on AirDNA.com to find the least saturated/best ROI markets down to the zip code. There is a fee for a robust search but if you’re serious about it then it’s worth it.

I manage my own properties with my own staff locally but I’ve heard Evolve is good
Im retiring in a couple years and trying to figure out what I want to do with this soon to be 55 year old body and mind. I've been playing around with this idea for a few years. I have some money to invest but don't want to throw it away. Seems like the key to actually making real money is to own multiple units. Maybe Ill check that out as I get closer.

The thing I like about evolve is that the have units for sale (fully furnished) and they show you the ROI on each unit on an average and high year outlook. Then on top of that they manage everything for a simple fee structure which I can't remember off the top of my head.

Thanks for the info.
 
Okay, so just for rental properties then? If I get something there, I wouldn't rent it out. I'd just want it for personal use about half the year. Really enjoy Palm Beach. It was a pain in the ass from time to time when a certain someone was living there, with shut downs and all, but now that he's relocated, that shouldn't be an issue again for at least 4 years or so.
property insurance in general went sky high after the last hurricane (Milton was it?) but it's nuts no matter what you own..

my mortgage here went up by about 500 a month due to the big insurance jump and the escrow being out of wack.. it's over 7 grand a year just in insurance.

hoa is not too bad, $500 a quarter, and pays for common area maintenance and you get gigabit wifi and basic cable in return.

and if you're thinking about a mobile home park, that's a big scam too.. you get nothing for your 6-900 in lot rent.
 
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Could be some opportunities with condos in the near future. People can’t afford their special assessments so could get places on the cheap but HOA can be killer. There is currently over 8 months of supply.
indeed! the condo market has been depressed and are at good prices now... the monthly fees are pure garbage though.. similar to mobile home parks..

I was looking at a park in winterhaven area for an extra place, and the $700+ lot rent gave zero benefits.. I guess you can use the clubhouse, but there is probably a fee for that. They want you to pay the taxes on the land directly, the taxes on the carriages, and you have to do your own lawn maintenance.. it's was a ridiculous amount of money for rent considering you would have paid off the value of the land in 1 year. Total scam.

There was a decent (although small) condo I was looking at in DelRay Beach.. it has it's own woodshop, so that was interesting to me, and lots of entertainment, but again, the monthly fees were absurd for nothing in return and everything else to do there was ala carte nickle and dime you.
 
Im retiring in a couple years and trying to figure out what I want to do with this soon to be 55 year old body and mind. I've been playing around with this idea for a few years. I have some money to invest but don't want to throw it away. Seems like the key to actually making real money is to own multiple units. Maybe Ill check that out as I get closer.

The thing I like about evolve is that the have units for sale (fully furnished) and they show you the ROI on each unit on an average and high year outlook. Then on top of that they manage everything for a simple fee structure which I can't remember off the top of my head.

Thanks for the info.
or you can always just buy a REIT.. get in and out when you want to, with ease.
 
property insurance in general went sky high after the last hurricane (Milton was it?) but it's nuts no matter what you own..

my mortgage here went up by about 500 a month due to the big insurance jump and the escrow being out of wack.. it's over 7 grand a year just in insurance.

hoa is not too bad, $500 a quarter, and pays for common area maintenance and you get gigabit wifi and basic cable in return.

and if you're thinking about a mobile home park, that's a big scam too.. you get nothing for your 6-900 in lot rent.
I would want nothing to do with an HOA condo. People got crushed with those around Fort Myers Beach. $40,000 to over $100,000 per unit for common space repairs like elevators and all that. Super risky IMO.
 
Real Estate Investment Trust. There’s lots of them in the stock market. I’m invested in Realty Income Corp. (ticker: O) It gains about like owning a house plus a 5.9% dividend paid monthly. Looking at entering DOC also for a healthcare REIT on a pullback. Digital Realty could keep exploding too with the big data center investments.

As far as rentals: The best thing about short term vs long term is infinitely less repairs with turnover. Air BnB guests just stay at your house. They don’t live there and they often barely use the things in it. They don’t make holes in the wall, tear up carpets, have kids coloring on the walls, etc. The money is more and it’s automatic.

I have done both short and long term and no longer do any long term rentals. This could change if the market becomes over saturated but for now it’s still a no brainer for ROI.
 
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Yeah I checked out on Robinhood.
I've forgotten most of what I knew about them a from a few years ago, but there were some pitfalls with mREITs that were not apparent to me when I entered a position. Do some homework on that specific type before yield chasing like I did. (trying to spare you from paying "market tuition")
 
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I've forgotten most of what I knew about them a from a few years ago, but there were some pitfalls with mREITs that were not apparent to me when I entered a position. Do some homework on that specific type before yield chasing like I did. (trying to spare you from paying "market tuition")
Yeah looked on Stash. There are lots of them. Was trying to find maybe an ETF that might be a little more of a consistent earner with a package of REIT's.
 
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Yeah looked on Stash. There are lots of them. Was trying to find maybe an ETF that might be a little more of a consistent earner with a package of REIT's.
Do your research. They have required payout ratios and are taxed differently. Low to negative growth for a lot of them. Crazy diversity to choose from. Casino reits, hospital reits, nursing home reits, etc.
 
Do your research. They have required payout ratios and are taxed differently. Low to negative growth for a lot of them. Crazy diversity to choose from. Casino reits, hospital reits, nursing home reits, etc.
Yeah I was surprised by how many different ones I found. Learned something today.
 
Real Estate Investment Trust. There’s lots of them in the stock market. I’m invested in Realty Income Corp. (ticker: O) It gains about like owning a house plus a 5.9% dividend paid monthly. Looking at entering DOC also for a healthcare REIT on a pullback. Digital Realty could keep exploding too with the big data center investments.

As far as rentals: The best thing about short term vs long term is infinitely less repairs with turnover. Air BnB guests just stay at your house. They don’t live there and they often barely use the things in it. They don’t make holes in the wall, tear up carpets, have kids coloring on the walls, etc. The money is more and it’s automatic.

I have done both short and long term and no longer do any long term rentals. This could change if the market becomes over saturated but for now it’s still a no brainer for ROI.
Short term you can use schedule C and reduce your w2 tax burden as well … I shouldn’t be giving you boners any ideas though.. too many STRs here bringing more white trash to my great state
 
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