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Lake Travis Vacation Rental Maintenance For Summer

As nationwide travel restrictions begin to relax, families that have been stuck inside are once again taking to the open-road and traveling across the country for annual summer vacations. Lake Travis is a popular vacation destination in Austin, Texas. Only a 30 minute drive from ...

Managing Your Vacation Rental Safely From Another City

Managing Your Vacation Rental Safely From Another City Managing your vacation rental when you live in the same city takes time and effort. Vacation property management becomes more complicated when you live several hours away. You can’t simply pop on over when there’s an...

Most Important Vacation Trends Going Into 2021

Most Important Vacation Trends Going Into 2021 Despite 2020 being a year like no other, people haven’t given up on their desires to travel and go on vacations. However, how they go about it and their priorities do look different now. As lockdowns open back up and people begin t...

Profitability of Short-Term Rentals

Ever wonder how much money you can make with Short-Term Rentals? You can make WAY MORE MONEY with Short-Term Rentals than your traditional residential lease. We’ve seen capitalization rates as high as 20 percent, which is UNHEARD of in most investment real estate transactions. ...

Vacation Rentals Vs. Residential Leases

Vacation rentals are projected to bounce back much faster than hotels. Right now, is a great time to be considering this as an investment. It’s all about the property’s cash flow, which is much higher than typical residential leasing. You’d be lucky to generate $100-$200 a ...

Work Mobility & Short-Term Rentals

The mobility of the population is rapidly increasing. Corporations are rethinking and restructuring their office spaces. A lot of jobs across departments will permanently remain at home. An economical decision that’ll save the company money and the employees t...

The 5 Small Details That Make Your Austin Vacation Rental Irresistible

With the current state of the pandemic in full-swing, even domestic travel is seeing a large impact. Many states, like Wisconsin, are even asking that non-Wisconsinite homeowners with property in the state don’t travel there until things calm down on a national, and global leve...

Airbnb’s Recent IPO Filing Indicates the Travel Industry Has Taken a Massive COVID-19 Hit

With entire countries shutting down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the hardest-hit sectors is the travel industry. People avoided leaving their homes, let alone traveling across states or internationally. This led to many travel businesses seeing historic losse...

Business Travelers Vs. Vacationers & Why Southwest is Positioned to Dominate

According to Skift, business travel is down about 95 percent compared to last year. Most airlines are flying about half the capacity of last year. Airlines are restructuring their destinations and pricing strategies since it is unknown when business travel will fully ...

Cautious Travlers

The pandemic has made it evident to travelers that hotels are not always the best option. Now more than ever individuals are taking their safety into greater consideration. For an underdetermined amount of time, large crowds will be a health hazard. According to Statista, “the...