Short Term Rentals

Short-Term Rentals: A View From The Other Side And a Way Forward

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 27, 2021 /

By Lisa SieversGuest Columnist No one wants to live next to a “party house” including short term rental operators. That said, please entertain an alternate view of short-term rentals.  We own and operate two short-term rentals in East Dallas. We are five-star “Superhosts” with over 780 reviews who meet guests personally and oversee our properties…

Compass Agent Phillip Murrell Finds Airbnb Success With M Streets Duplex

By Joshua Baethge / May 17, 2019 /

About three years ago, Compass Real Estate agent Phillip Murrell discovered an attractive off-market duplex in the M Streets. He liked it so much, he and his partner bought it.  Then they had to decide whether to seek out a long-term tenant or try the short-term rental market. “At that point, Airbnb was big but a…

Dallas Company Touts Solution for Neighbor-Minded Airbnb Hosts

By Bethany Erickson / October 20, 2017 /

A couple of weeks ago, I looked at a problem a few neighbors approached me with — a nearby property owner renting out a house on Airbnb that had become a nuisance, they felt, with a succession of parties. That column prompted David Krauss to email me. Krauss and his business partner, Andrew Schulz, have…

Airbnb Gets a Green Light From Arizona, Can Texas Be Far Behind?

By Candy Evans / July 26, 2016 /

 Airbnb’s meteoric growth has shaken the hospitality industry, and is making homeowners mighty nervous about who their next-door neighbors might suddenly be. There have been regulatory fights to leash the short term rental site from New York to Barcelona. And there have been problems right here in Dallas. But the insane growth just keeps on.…