Hi everyone. My wife, Kelly and I live in Colorado Springs. We're new to STR and have worked with long term rentals in the past. We are hunting for our first deal in a few different states, and hope to close and launch in the next 90 days. We also want to find co-host opportunities along the way. I'd love to have 2 of those within 90 days as well. Good luck to everybody, Rusty

We recently found a property we were excited about as our first STR. We had big plans for the design and amenities to turn it into a premier family destination. For context, I do have an established interior design business, so I’m confident we can deliver a top-notch experience in terms of design and amenities. Then we ran the numbers. We used STRIQ, filled out our buy box, and analyzed the property—and it came back with a 0.0/10 with high confidence. Now we’re second-guessing everything. Maybe it’s excitement, maybe it’s optimism, but we keep telling ourselves the comps aren’t great comparisons since none of them offer the level of design and amenities we’re planning. At the same time, we’re very aware that we’re rookies—and we don’t want to strike out on our first deal. So I’d love some perspective from those with more experience: - Are there ever exceptions where you override the data? - Do strong design and amenities ever meaningfully outperform weak comps? - Or is the rule simple: if it doesn’t meet conservative minimums, you walk away—no matter how much potential you see? Appreciate any candid advice.

Hey squad! Maybe one of us should buy this and turn it into a super cool texas tech themed STR... looks interesting! https://app.striq.com/reports/f5b6605b-2427-4caf-b6ce-fecc19c391ba 1904 28th Street, Lubbock, TX $274,000 4 bed 3 bath 1,944 sqft @Emily Fournier -- can you run the comp report on this one to validate revenue potential?

Hi everyone! I’m Alexis—I live in Knoxville, TN, and my STRs are in Historic Downtown Sevierville in the Smoky Mountains. I’m currently in Stage 4 – Scaling (launch phase). I’ve been developing a five-suite boutique STR called Victoria House and am getting ready to open. My 90-day goal is to successfully launch, dial in operations and guest experience, and build a strong foundation for direct bookings and future growth. The biggest thing holding me back right now is making sure all the final details, systems, and processes are in place so everything runs smoothly once we open—there are a lot of moving pieces at this stage!

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