Recover from Vacation Overspending and Avoid Costly Rental Property Management Mistakes

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June 2, 2025 • 38 mins

Reset your vacation budget and learn about the real work it takes to manage a rental property as a new or aspiring landlord. How can you get back on budget after overspending on vacation? What should you know before turning a home into a rental property? Hosts Sean Pyles and Elizabeth Ayoola discuss navigating the financial aftermath of travel and break down the real-world expectations of becoming a landlord. Joined by Lisa Green, NerdWallet writer and experienced rental property owner, they discuss the practicalities of managing a rental and share firsthand budgeting wins and miscalculations from recent international trips. They begin with a discussion of post-vacation budget resets, with tips and tricks on embracing no-spend months, identifying emotional spending triggers, and realigning with financial goals. Then, Lisa Green joins Sean and Elizabeth to discuss rental property ownership. They talk about what it takes to manage a property, the role of property managers vs. DIY, and how taxes, legal structures, and financing strategies work when building a long-term rental portfolio. In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: how to manage a rental property, post-vacation budgeting, rental property taxes, passive income rental property, cost of property management, rental property depreciation, rental property LLC pros and cons, travel spending budget tips, managing a rental from afar, all-inclusive vacation budgeting, is passive income really passive, how to budget for vacation, how to rent out your house, first-time landlord advice, LLC vs trust for rental property, owner-occupied rental property, how to start a rental property business, multifamily property investment, rental property tax benefits, short-term loan for real estate, rental property umbrella insurance, refinancing a rental property, how to avoid selling your house, budgeting after vacation, rental property record keeping, rental property write-offs, and how to buy your second property. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email podcast@nerdwallet.com. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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