57: An Introduction to Investing in Vacation Rental Properties with Matt Landau

<p>The sand between your toes, the soft roar of the waves crashing on the beach, the beautiful people sunbathing on the shore. If this is your vision of a vacation rental… it’s about to change!</p><p>In today’s episode of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast</a>, we chat with vacation rental expert&nbsp;Matt Landauabout getting started as a vacation rental investor and building a scalable (and profitable) business around leasing rental properties to nightly guests in great vacation areas. Matt shares a ton of great tips, tricks, and skills to help you learn more about this fascinating – and largely misunderstood – niche of the real estate space.</p><p>Additionally, Matt shares some really great tips for&nbsp;<em>any</em>&nbsp;landlord&nbsp;to decrease vacancy rates and increase profits in your real estate business, so no matter what kind of investing you currently engage in, this episode is bound to help your business improve!</p><p>So grab a beach chair, make yourself a piña colada, and&nbsp;&nbsp;sit back and relax… it’s time to take a vacation!</p><p>In This Show, We Cover:</p><ul><li>What is a&nbsp;vacation rental&nbsp;– and why should you consider one?</li><li>The&nbsp;legalities&nbsp;of vacation rentals</li><li>Screening&nbsp;for the tenants who won’t destroy your property</li><li>Marketing&nbsp;for great tenants</li><li>The&nbsp;first steps&nbsp;in buying a vacation rental property</li><li>Expenses&nbsp;when dealing with a vacation property</li><li>Using Adwords&nbsp;to fill vacancies</li><li>The secret to&nbsp;getting&nbsp;national press&nbsp;for your properties</li><li>And a lot more!</li></ul><p>Books Mentioned in the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://amzn.to/29TDiHH" target="_blank">The Happiness Hypothesis</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Jonathan Haidt</li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/pro" target="_blank">BiggerPockets.com/pro</a></li><li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/biz" target="_blank">BiggerPockets.co