Airbnb Rehab Tips: Avoid Costly Renovation Mistakes

The Short Term ShopJul 21, 202617m 20s64 viewsScore 85
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Summary

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This guide covers the strategic timing and execution of short-term rental renovations. It emphasizes utilizing the offseason to minimize revenue loss, managing expectations with local contractors in small vacation towns, and starting with small cosmetic projects before tackling major remodels.

Key insights

  • Contractors in vacation towns often have a different work culture and fewer competitors than those in big cities; relationship-building is more effective than a purely transactional approach.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Treating local contractors with an entitled 'big city' attitude; in small vacation markets, vendors can afford to be selective with whom they work.

Tools & resources

  • The Short Term Shopservice

    A real estate brokerage specializing exclusively in short-term rental investment properties and training.

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