The Poconos, Pennsylvania
A nice place for a vacation home that can operate as a Short-term Rental
Mark Shay 610.357.4648. Call me!
Hello, my name is Mark Shay and I am a realtor with Keller Williams. I specialize in being a buyers agent for people looking for vacation homes in the Pocono Mountains area of Pennsylvania. Many of my clients are looking to use their vacation home as a rental property which is why created this website. Here you’ll find more info on purchasing a vacation home and potentially starting a short-term rental business in your vacation home.
I got into the vacation home business a little differently than most. After selling two internet marketing companies, I purchased a 47-acre tract of land near Blue Mountain Ski Resort where I built a home. For a number of years I have run a private campsite on the property and welcome families to share our place for their mountain vacation in what we call Blue Mountain Private Camping. Along with my wife, we then converted our vacation home to a vacation rental property and list it through VRBO as Blue Mountain Vacation Home. We self manage this property and I use that experience to help my clients get their STR businesses going.
I hope you’ll read some of my articles to give you some insight on what it takes to succeed in starting a Short-term Rental business in the mountains. Wether you are coming from New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia or Washington, DC, coming to the Poconos is a great place to escape. Property prices are a fraction of what they are in metro areas and there are some great communities for you to consider. There are also large tracts of land for sale to develop or to hold.
As a Realtor, I welcome you to consider a move to the Poconos and would welcome the opportunity to act as your buyer’s agent. As an entrepreneur, I can help you follow my path of investing in Pocono Vacation Home Real Estate for vacation home renters and even campers.
Blog Articles – Everything you need to know about owning a Pocono Vacation Home or STR
- Can You Still Make Money with Short-term Rentals in the Poconos?Lately I’ve been hearing that the STR business in the Poconos is down and that the market is oversaturated. Some of my clients are doing quite well, some not as well asContinue reading “Can You Still Make Money with Short-term Rentals in the Poconos?”
- The Business of Estimating STR IncomeThere is both an art and a science to running a STR. The Art involves design of the property and the marketing that sets expectations. The Science looks at the data generatedContinue reading “The Business of Estimating STR Income”
- Poconos STR Conference 2024 Raises Awareness and Gives a Boost to the Poconos Vacation Rental IndustryOn March 7, 2024, the picturesque Camelback Resort in Tannersville, PA played host to the first-ever Poconos STR Conference, marking a significant milestone for the Poconos Association of Vacation Rental Owners (PoconosContinue reading “Poconos STR Conference 2024 Raises Awareness and Gives a Boost to the Poconos Vacation Rental Industry”
- Tobyhanna Township Adopts a Cap on Vacation Rental PropertiesOn March 18, 2024 in a packed township meeting, the Tobyhanna Township Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 2 to Cap the number of STR licenses at a number that equals 12%Continue reading “Tobyhanna Township Adopts a Cap on Vacation Rental Properties”
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