Short Term Rentals

Hawaii Severely Limits Short-Term Rentals To Mostly Benefit Hotels

By Jon Anderson | July 6, 2019 | Comments Off on Hawaii Severely Limits Short-Term Rentals To Mostly Benefit Hotels

Hawaii has had a complicated relationship with the short-term vacation rental market. Back before Silicon Valley got its claws into the process, these types of arrangements were called B&Bs (bed and breakfasts). Stereotypically, older ladies with a penchant for macramé would rent rooms and provide a meal or two – hence the name. In recent…

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Don’t Let Your Airbnb Guest Ruin Your Rep

By secondshelter2 | May 24, 2019 | Comments Off on Don’t Let Your Airbnb Guest Ruin Your Rep

Like many, you may be using your second home as a part-time income generator, too — utilizing Airbnb, VRBO, or another platform to rent out your vacation home to other vacationers. And maybe you’ve had a great run of good luck, but all it takes is one noisy set of short-term tenants, or one raucous…

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What Do Airbnb Guests Want? Turns Out, Wifi

By Bethany Erickson | May 17, 2019 | Comments Off on What Do Airbnb Guests Want? Turns Out, Wifi

What makes a traveler choose Airbnb over a hotel? A variety of reasons, one survey by IPX1031 revealed, including privacy and better options. And with many second home owners opting to take advantage of the relative ease short-term rental companies like Airbnb provides in earning a little income from a property that sometimes sits dormant,…

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Super Bowl XLV Rentals: 20,000 Square Feet, Ferrari and a Private Jet

By Candy Evans | January 31, 2011 | Comments Off on Super Bowl XLV Rentals: 20,000 Square Feet, Ferrari and a Private Jet

Think of all the blow-outs it must have taken to get this palace. From my blogging co-hort John Burgdoff, I have unearthed the ultimate place to stay for Super Bowl in Dallas: 5540 North 40 Place in North Dallas. As if this 20,000 square foot, nine bedroom home crammed full of everything wonderful — media room,…

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Super Bowl XLV Rentals: Big Name Rapper Leases Two Homes in Bluffview

By Candy Evans | January 28, 2011 |

Word from Rogers Healy that he scored a $90,000 lease for two very happy Bluffview homeowners. One of the biggest names in rap and entourage booked the homes for Super Bowl weekend — four days. The homes were not for sale nor on any rental sites. Happy homeowners turning over the keys and heading straight…

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Dallas Real Estate News, Super Bowl XLV Rentals: DFW House Porn’s Finest Hour

By Candy Evans | January 24, 2011 |

It’s the Steelers versus Green Bay! This is a guest post from my Arlington, Texas correspondent and fellow House Porn lover John Burgdorf: Superbowl XLV comes to town soon and Arlington will be filled with Pit and cheese fans needing beautiful homes, sexy homes. John did some research to bring us the best. Hurry, Steeler…

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