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10 Things You Can Do to Increase Your Bookings Right Now
Want to increase your occupancy rate on your short term rental? Me too. While I was very happy with my numbers last year, I set out on a...

Mackenzie Grate
Mar 21, 20235 min read


What Fees Should I Expect When Buying a New Home?
Whether you're buying your first place or you're upgrading to your next home, it never hurts to review what costs you will incur outside...

Mackenzie Grate
Mar 15, 20236 min read


How to Set Up Your New Short Term Rental After You Close
Congrats on closing! You made it! Now that you actually own the home, what are the next steps? How do you get it from there to going live...

Mackenzie Grate
Feb 7, 20238 min read


Limited Short-Term Rental Comps in Your Target Area? — Here's How You Determine Nightly Rates
This is one of the toughest questions I get asked, so I figured I should probably address it. The truth is, there is no one single way....

Mackenzie Grate
Nov 14, 20226 min read


Top Digital Tools to Manage Your Short-Term Rental Remotely
This sounds counter-intuitive but I actually self-manage my short-term rentals, and I hire a property manager for my long-term rentals....

Mackenzie Grate
Nov 7, 20225 min read


Is Now a Bad Time to Buy Real Estate?
Do I buy now even though rates are going up? Or, do I wait it out, hoping for a drop in rates next year? How much waiting and how many...

Mackenzie Grate
Oct 27, 20225 min read


What Things Should You Consider Before You Buy a Short-Term Rental?
Short-term rental over long-term rental. That's the preference of many of my buyers. Why? They love the idea of being able to use it for...

Mackenzie Grate
Oct 20, 20226 min read


How to Design a Short-Term Rental
While short-term rentals seem to be the latest "darling investment" of real estate investors - primarily because of their ability to...

Mackenzie Grate
Oct 9, 20227 min read


How to Get Top Dollar for Your Short Term Rental in a Saturated Market (Hint: Staging Sells)
I have been blessed to be working with an incredible client, Jennifer. When I first met her, she reached out to The Machree Group, LLC to...

Mackenzie Grate
Sep 16, 20228 min read


How to Get Your Buyer's Offers Accepted in a Hot market
It's a seller's market for now and while things may be shifting, it is still one of the most frustrating markets for first time home...

Mackenzie Grate
Apr 6, 20227 min read


Upstate NY Airbnb Laws by Town
This is probably the number one question I get as a realtor in Upstate NY. People want to know what the laws are for certain...

Mackenzie Grate
Mar 31, 20222 min read


Design on a Dime: Rental Kitchen Renovation
So just to give you a brief synopsis of this kitchen reno situation, I recently purchased a 4-plex property in Kingston, NY. Part of the...

Mackenzie Grate
May 21, 20217 min read


How to Install Laminate Flooring in Your Rental Property. Beginners Welcome!
#Nailedit! Check out them floors! We did it! My friends and I installed vinyl plank flooring into the rental unit for the renovation. It...

Mackenzie Grate
May 12, 20216 min read


You Have an Accepted Offer on a Plot? Great! Now Due Diligence Begins
Finding the plot for a reasonable price in this market is a challenge, and getting the offer accepted is an even bigger challenge. But...

Mackenzie Grate
May 3, 20218 min read


Purchasing a Plot to Build On: Here’s What You Need to Know
I’m sure you have had the dream about finding a cute plot and building on it. I know I sure have. I remember last year when the pandemic...

Mackenzie Grate
Apr 13, 20218 min read


Women Entrepreneur’s Series: Kata Walters, a Model Turned Real Estate Investor
I had the honor of sitting down with Kata Walters (@Themodel.investor) and picking her brain about all things real estate. It isn’t often...

Mackenzie Grate
Mar 14, 202113 min read


First-Time Buyer's Series: How to Avoid Buyer's Remorse and Make a Purchase You Feel Good About
All buyers want to ensure they make the right decision when it comes to making a major purchase like buying a home. And buying real...

Mackenzie Grate
Feb 21, 20219 min read


First-Time Buyer's Series: Figuring Out Renovation Costs
I'm writing this post right now as my mind is flooded with ideas for my next renovation that is coming up starting March 1st! That's...

Mackenzie Grate
Feb 14, 202111 min read


First-Time Buyer's Series: What Your Agent Actually Does and How to Pick the Right One
Finding the right agent is clutch. And in a seller's market this can be difficult to do, especially if you have a smaller budget. You may...

Mackenzie Grate
Feb 7, 20219 min read


First-Time Buyer's Series: Preparing Your Finances to Make You "Bankable"
Whether you plan to buy soon or are looking ahead to buying a few years down the line, it is never too early to prepare your finances so...

Mackenzie Grate
Jan 31, 202111 min read
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