06/07/2026
Inside refresh during turns! We aren’t complaining. Keep on booking little cabin! I can’t tell you how something so small has carried us through time and time again.
I started this project with my dad at 25. I knew nothing about Short term rentals. He believed in me and that was all that mattered. We quickly found property management wasn’t for us - living this close to the property. I ran the bookings, small maintenance, and it was agreed all the money it brought in went to the monthly payment. He loved watching the process- some months we’d come up short but we figured it out.
Daddy didn’t do hand outs. He did lessons and I am so thankful for that. Money comes and goes but teaching sticks.
Whenever you felt like I was getting ahead comes the $5,000 staining, the $5000 roof, the $6000 hot tub, the $7,000 ac unit or the $10,000 water filtration system. A refresh every couple years, $1000 cleaning bill each month…… Is it worth it? I think so.
We’ve been at our bottom more than once. When Rick got sick, we both were out of a job. We depended on friends and strangers to drop food and medicine on the carport for months. It’s that scared when you stop worrying about how you are going to climb out of this financially and you start worrying about will you be climbing out of it without your spouse. Getting him better was all that mattered but because of this tiny treasure our needs were met.
I’ve always put back in it what it’s made but when we needed it, it was there.
We didn’t get a STR to get rich. One tiny cabin isn’t going to do it. We did it because daddy knew one of his dreams was running out of time. He wanted a tiny piece of the mountain and I wanted to see him happy. It made him happy. Now, it makes me happy. I feel closest to him when I am there. His antiques still on the porch displayed. The hand carved sign Uncle Bill helped us burn. It’s name we chose for my grandmother. It’s legacy is everything.
Some investors see it in Dollar Signs, some feel it in thier heart.
It’s just a reminder that every now and then, it’s ok to stop and Rest Awhile.
He would have loved this journey life has taken us on. I wish he could ride with me to work everyday. Tell me not to worry so much and I could tell him how much he means to me. He knew♥️
Onto the outside! STR work is never done.
