Securing the Path to Profitability by Andy Bates Short-term rentals first existed in the United States in the 1950s, when vacation-home owners began renting out their properties for the months the homes were not in personal use. The first formal, online services for the short-term rental came with...
Short-Term Rentals Should Not be Underwritten Like Passive Rental Homes by Karlii Jahn For most of the past decade, the short-term rental playbook was simple: buy in a popular market, list the home, and let demand do the work. That era is closing. Travel demand is still real, but the market has...
Minimizing Risk and Protecting Your Properties by National Real Estate Insurance Group Short-term rentals can offer strong cash flow potential and provide investors with another way to diversify their portfolios, but they also come with a unique set of insurance exposures. Unfortunately, it is not...
Rising Premiums & Tighter Underwriting are Reshaping How Investors Insure by Dan Huynn For multifamily investors across the United States, insurance has become one of the most unpredictable variables in the investment equation. Premiums have risen sharply, underwriting standards have...
Coverage Gaps That Remain Largely Invisible by Nick Massey The standard insurance marketplace was never built for short-term rentals, and the gaps in guest damage, liability, and loss of revenue are costing investors more than they realize. Millions of short-term rental owners and Airbnb hosts...
Adjusting Your Processes to Thrive in Any Market by Vanessa Anderson It’s a rough time to be a property manager: leads are down, there’s an oversupply of units, and workers are burning out — while somehow not replying fast enough to prospects. But not everyone is struggling. Property managers who...
The Roof Is the Risk Hiding in Plain Sight by Blake Adams, SeekNow Single-family rental operators track rent, occupancy, turn times, and maintenance costs closely. But one of the most expensive components on every home is often the hardest to see: the roof. Signal 1 // Roof replacement is a major...
What Investors Must Know About the Rules & Help Available by Tyler Craddock Short-term rentals have changed how people travel, and they have opened a new lane for real estate investors. A vacation home, a downtown condo, or even a spare bedroom can generate income on a nightly or weekly basis...
What Real Estate Investors Need to Know About AI and Rising Energy Costs by Bruce Jacobs Artificial intelligence needs data centers. Data centers need the same resources that power your rental portfolio; land, water, and electricity. As AI data centers come online, and gas prices create a...
