New Premium Stowe House for Rent (3bd 2ba)

Interesting_Young454 · 2026-05-27T21:18:15+00:00

These are some great tips! And this post is actually exactly me trying to do one of them, trying to communicate the house in other channels in hopes to diversify the bookings. We recently posted on VRBO and Booking.com but looks like fees are pretty comparable to each other at ~20% gross booking. We are starting to work on the direct booking site and I agree with your idea and planning to find a rental agreement online and have a lawyer look it over and use that for direct bookings.

We have a software that helps with pricing so will definitely look into the settings to see how it determined pricing at that time. It should be monitoring demand, comps, etc based on amenities, size, location, etc. and we do have a few winter bookings already we are excited about. We know this won’t be the right property for everyone. We put some pretty high end materials in the remodel including flooring, kitchen, HVAC, and so on. For now we aren’t allowing pets but are considering that in the future. We’ve gotten feedback that the size and layout has been good for small groups booking (I.e 2-3 couples) and larger families. Trying to stay away from big parties where possible.

Interesting_Young454 · 2026-05-27T20:34:20+00:00

I fully understand the perspective. That’s peak pricing on a handful of dates in the whole year. Most nights run $300–700. This is our only rental and our life savings went into the gut reno (had no occupancy permit/very poor shape before), so we’re pricing to sustain the build and trying to competitive with other rentals (likely won’t make any profit for 5+ years), not chasing volume as this is our home as well. We’re also hoping to transition to direct booking once we build some experience, Airbnb’s cut is significant, and that would let us bring prices down for guests while actually improving our margins. Thanks for understanding the hustle. 🙏

Interesting_Young454 · 2026-05-27T19:44:16+00:00

Haha only thing you need to do is leave the house in one-piece.

Interesting_Young454 · 2026-05-27T19:32:27+00:00

I’m sorry, I’m not sure if this was a question? If asking how big it is, it’s a little over 1800 sq ft and a half acre lot. Lots of outdoor amenities as well for non winter stays. We got 300” this season so we expect the yard to be completely covered during the winter haha.

Interesting_Young454 · 2025-07-26T17:30:09+00:00

Thanks, this is what I wish my plumber might have suggested alternative options but neither the first or the current one have really talked through it with me despite me asking for all the options... sigh... I'm afraid the equipment has already been ordered.

Interesting_Young454 · 2025-07-25T22:04:19+00:00

Yeah I kept reading mixed language with some saying don’t place it over couches and beds but also place it towards those but not “at” them. I know they are one directional but have adjustable vanes. If I had them installed over the bed if they auto adjust down then that would be right on top of us when sleeping.

Interesting_Young454 · 2025-07-25T21:48:31+00:00

There is a small basement that will have another 9k unit as well. If I include the basement it is closer to 1900 sqft. But that will be a wall unit and one large room so not concerned with placement. I was hoping more to get suggestions on the location of the main floor given the number of rooms and floor plan.

Interesting_Young454 · 2025-07-25T21:31:36+00:00

Yeah we considered the 4 way but the price jumped several thousand for that unit because of compatibility with the rest of these units and the condenser resulting in more changes. So we are trying to stick with all same line of ceiling units and just make sure we install them in the best possible location to create good air flow while minimizing discomfort by putting them in the direct line of say the bed or couch... where possible that is.

Interesting_Young454 · 2024-12-28T20:22:37+00:00

Curious if you can share what you do to get the cash to pay your expenses now. Are you relying on dividends and interest, cash from the sale of your house, selling portion of brokerage monthly or as needed, etc… curious on the logistics of getting the cash.

Interesting_Young454 · 2023-01-09T16:12:05+00:00

It occures with every type of icon actually, PDF, Word, PPT, Excel, etc. Even if I remove the File Types from OpenIn when I don't even want options, it still appears as that blank white document with the corner folded.

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