Short Term Rentals

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

By Marlin Weso / 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.

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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…

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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…

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North Dallas Airbnb Gets Totally Trashed After a Party Ends Early, Gunshots Fired

By Candy Evans / June 19, 2021 /

An Airbnb host’s worst nightmare happened to a home in North Dallas last weekend: DTX-TV reported and posted two videos of the wild parties in a North Dallas neighborhood. The property is located at 15816 Spring Creek Road in Richardson Heights Estates, which is off Coit Road near Arapaho. The party-goers trashed the house. Video…

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Hotel And Occupancy Taxes: What Short-Term Rentals Bring to The Table

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 12, 2021 /

By Lisa SieversSpecial Contributor In the discussion regarding short-term rental regulation in the City of Dallas, one important point has not been well addressed — Hotel and Occupancy Tax (HOT).  What are HOT taxes and why should we care about them? HOT taxes are collected to directly promote tourism and the convention/hotel industry. In Dallas,…

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