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This week we reviewed 29 member posts and picked the 10 that stood out. Seller financing showed up on an overwater resort in Belize, a cabin and motel property in Downeast Maine, and a Largo pool home, while the rest earned a spot on trailing revenue, price cuts, an active permit, and one former motel split into three suites.
🔻 Featured Marketplace
All three this week are Breckenridge condos in STR Zone 1. Close before the season starts and you capture this winter’s revenue. Last winter, weak snowfall hurt performance across mountain markets and shook out some sellers, which works for buyers, but snow is the risk you are underwriting.
CO | Breckenridge • $949,000
Cut from $975,000 to $949,000, a top-floor Zone 1 unit with an established rental history and a 5 to 7 minute walk to the Quicksilver Lift.
2 bd / 2 ba · 886 sq ft · Direct ski area views · Community hot tubs, in-unit washer/dryer, $600/mo HOA
Listed by Glenn Brady, Christie’s International Real Estate CO LLC. SAR #S1069804.
CO | Breckenridge • $579,777
The lowest entry price of the three for a Zone 1 studio eligible for a short-term rental license, a short walk to the Snowflake Chairlift and Main Street.
Studio, 1 ba · 513 sq ft · Ground-floor corner unit · Wood-burning fireplace, private ski locker, $655/mo HOA
Listed by Tommy Gogolen, Thomas Properties of Summit. SAR #S1070299.
CO | Breckenridge • $774,900
Ski-in/ski-out at the base of Peak 9 in Zone 1, sold fully furnished and steps from the Quicksilver SuperChair.
1 bd / 1 ba · 545 sq ft · New gas fireplace (April 2026) · Hot tub, sauna, 2 parking spaces, $595/mo HOA
Listed by Tom Kozlowski, Real Broker, LLC DBA Real. MLS #9678870.
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Host Financial Minute
September CPI came in at 3.7%, up from 3.4%, and core inflation beat estimates too, so this is not just gas prices.
Yields fell anyway: the 10-year dropped from above 5.30% to about 5.09% as investors moved to safety, and the 30-year mortgage held at 7.40% in Freddie Mac’s survey.
Watch the 5-year Treasury, now back under 5%, because DSCR loans typically price off it, and watch the Fed on Oct. 28, where traders expect a hold and a surprise hike would push rates back up.
A pause isn’t a pivot, and sellers facing a winter of carrying costs will take the call from the buyer who has financing lined up.
Host Financial underwrites on what the property actually earns, using real STR income history or projections, and prices across multiple capital partners to place you in the most competitive option.
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Belize | San Pedro, Ambergris Caye • $2,100,000
50% seller financing on a debt-free overwater resort built in 2017, with $907K gross that is a seller projection, not a trailing figure.
9 hotel keys · The Mayan restaurant · Docks, pool bar and sandbar · 30% management rights on 5 glass-floor overwater cabanas
ME | Eastport • $1,800,000
Partial seller financing considered on 1,500 feet of deep-water frontage that currently runs about 100 days a year at below-market rates.
10 cabins, 8 motel rooms, 14 RV sites · 3.98 acres · Private dock · 3 bd owner’s residence and two-story barn
TN | Pigeon Forge • $1,348,000
$196,597 gross over the last 12 months (self-reported), and the seller never did a cost seg study, so that remains open to the next owner.
5 bd / 5 full and 2 half ba · Private indoor pool · Movie theater and game room · Interior fire sprinkler system
FL | Largo • $729,000
Owner financing possible for a qualified buyer, on ~$108K annualized revenue (self-reported) with Superhost status and a 4.74 rating.
4 bd / 2 ba · ~1,560 sq ft, sleeps 14 · Private pool and spa · Putting green, fire pit, pergola
TX | Austin • $500,000
$81K trailing revenue and $48.5K NOI (self-reported) put the owner-direct ask at a 9.7% cap.
5 bd / 2 ba, ~1,894 sq ft · Sleeps 16+ · Hot tub, game room, outdoor bar · 0.28 acre, no HOA
KY | Frankfort • $525,000
$90.7K trailing 12-month platform payouts (self-reported) on a 2024 build 8 minutes from Buffalo Trace.
3 bd / 2.5 ba · 2,200 sq ft · Sleeps 8, 10 max by permit · 4.99 stars, 110 reviews
GA | Dahlonega • $1,399,000
$114,207 gross from Jan. 1 to Oct. 16 in its first year as an STR (self-reported), and the sellers live next door to help with the handoff.
5 bd / 3.5 ba, sleeps 12 · 6.5 acres bordering National Forest · Pool, hot tub, theater, putting green · 3,500 sq ft barn
SC | Myrtle Beach • $179,900
Cut for a quick sale below the $190K to $225K asks on other units in the resort, and the seller is asking for offers.
1 bd / 1 ba, 570 sq ft, sleeps 8 · Oceanfront, no rental restrictions · No rental history, second home since 2023 · ~$792/mo HOA covers utilities and HO-6
TN | Sevierville • $725,000
A $25,000 price cut on a stud-down renovation that already holds an active STR permit.
3 bd / 2 ba · 1,822 sq ft · Indoor pool · 0.60 acres, furnished
MI | Ludington • $650,000
A former 8-room motel converted into three furnished suites with full kitchens, operating as short- and mid-term rentals.
Two 2 bd / 2 ba units and one 1 bd / 1 ba · 2,198 sq ft · Renovated 2020 · On-site laundry, 0.19 acres