Vacation Rentals Were a Different Business Before COVID. Here's Why.

What if you could go back to 2019 and invest in a mountain cabin? Before COVID, the vacation rental market in North Carolina's High Country looked very different. Home prices were lower, rental demand was more predictable, and a typical mountain cabin could generate around $45,000 in annual gross rental revenue. So what changed? In the first episode of Checked In, a podcast by Carolina Cabin Rentals, Brock Buchanan and Todd Mortensen take us back to 2019, before the pandemic, the vacation rental boom, and the major shifts that followed. With years of firsthand experience in the High Country vacation rental industry, Brock and Todd discuss: • What mountain cabins cost in 2019 and how much rental income they generated • Why the vacation rental market was more predictable back then • What guests looked for in a mountain rental • How tourism and seasonality shaped bookings in Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and Beech Mountain • The role of professional property management before Airbnb became a bigger part of the market This episode sets the stage for a series exploring how the North Carolina vacation rental market has evolved, from the steady years before COVID to the changes that reshaped the industry. About Checked In Checked In is a podcast by Carolina Cabin Rentals, sharing conversations and insights about vacation rentals, property management, tourism, and life in North Carolina's High Country. 🏡 Explore our vacation rentals and property management services: https://www.carolinacabinrentals.com/... #CheckedInPodcast #CarolinaCabinRentals #VacationRentalManagement #HighCountryNC #BooneNC