Short Term Rentals

Join The Austin Artists Flocking to Historic Bastrop, Texas

By Mary Cate Long / January 11, 2022 /

As people from across the country (ahem, California) flee sky-high rent and congested traffic by moving to Texas, many of the major cities are finding that the incoming crowds are ironically bringing in the very things the new residents were running from. That is certainly true for Austin, where the booming growth of residents and…

With Airbnbs Unchecked, The City of Dallas Stands to Lose Millions in Tax Revenue From Short-Term Rentals

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 4, 2022 /

“We’ve called the police at least two dozen times,” said Dave Norman. “I have a file as thick as my forehead.” Norman lived across the alley from a short-term rental (STR)  “party house” off Meadow Road, and his 12-year-old daughter was continually subjected to loud (and lewd) rap music through her bedroom walls, which bordered…

Airbnb ‘Home Alone’ House Available to Rent, But Case Out the Rules First

By Tommy Cummings / December 7, 2021 /

Wake up your inner Kevin McCallister and be ready to deal with Buzz. Airbnb is running a marketing special for the holidays: the Home Alone house.

An Airbnb Nightmare: Loud Parties, Drugs, And Absent Hosts Make a Perfect Storm in Oak Lawn

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 17, 2021 /

It’s 4 p.m. — do you know who your neighbors are? Four in the afternoon can be an anxiety-ridden time of day for Ken Ray.  That is when he finds out who the latest crop of “guests” will be moving into the condos next door. Next door is supposed to be an Airbnb, but, with…

Get Out of Town to a Texas Luxury Vacation Property !

By Karen Eubank / July 17, 2021 /

If you need a proper vacation but don’t want to leave the country, you can still have a great time in Texas. This month we found a great luxury vacation property in San Antonio and a very romantic one in Fredricksburg. Family Reunion? Inn on the Riverwalk Is Perfection Who doesn’t love the San Antonio…