REAL ESTATE BLOG

Carla & Conner on the Coast is the team that buys and sells in Sarasota, Charlotte and Manatee Counties. Our blog is a place to learn more about Sarasota's best neighborhoods. It will also give you an in-depth look at market statistics and tours of some amazing properties.

Feeling crafty? We provide some how-to's on our favorite DIY projects to spice up your home. If you're interested in running your home as a vacation rental we have got that covered with all the info you need to prepare your home and run a successful vacation rental. Not only are we the mother-son duo real estate experts throughout Sarasota, Charlotte and Manatee Counties, we also love to have some fun from time-to-time and let our personalities shine throughout our blog and videos!

Carla & Conner

Sep 1, 2019
2 min

Why you Should NEVER Stay in an Airbnb!

This is something we never thought we'd say! But here are the reasons why you should NEVER travel using Airbnb! Why you Should NEVER...

How we Made a Million Dollar Business with $3,000!?

Carla & Conner

Sep 1, 2019
2 min

How we Made a Million Dollar Business with $3,000!?

This is our personal story on how we combined forces to turn $3,000 into a profitable and successful million dollar vacation rental...

ALWAYS Read THIS Before Investing in Real Estate!

Carla & Conner

Sep 1, 2019
2 min

ALWAYS Read THIS Before Investing in Real Estate!

Before you start investing in real estate it is so very important to first always read and check this ONE thing before making a move!...

Best Part-Time Jobs while Starting a Business!

Carla & Conner

Sep 1, 2019
2 min

Best Part-Time Jobs while Starting a Business!

When starting your business it's important to maintain a side hustle or part-time job to continue a steady flow of income and be able to...

Carla & Conner

Jul 24, 2019
3 min

How to Invest $1,000!?

You may have been able to save up $1000 and now you're wondering what the best way to invest it is!? Here are our tips on how to invest...

How to Figure out your Nightly Rate for your Airbnb?

Carla & Conner

Jul 15, 2019
3 min

How to Figure out your Nightly Rate for your Airbnb?

The nightly rate of your vacation rental property will determine how much income you will produce. It is very important and we will give...

How to Raise your Credit Score Immediately!?

Carla & Conner

Jul 15, 2019
2 min

How to Raise your Credit Score Immediately!?

Your credit score is one of the MOST important things when it comes to real estate investing or borrowing from banks! Here are our tips...

Renovation Tips for your First Rental Property!

Carla & Conner

Jul 12, 2019
2 min

Renovation Tips for your First Rental Property!

You just became a real estate investor and purchased your first rental property! Here are our tips on renovating the first rental...

How to Start Real Estate Investing on Minimum Wage!?

Carla & Conner

Jul 10, 2019
4 min

How to Start Real Estate Investing on Minimum Wage!?

Have you ever wanted to invest in real estate but felt like you couldn't because you didn't have enough money? Well here are our tips on...

DIY Disaster! | We couldn't save this couch!

Carla & Conner

Mar 15, 2019
2 min

DIY Disaster! | We couldn't save this couch!

Unfortunately we were not able to salvage this free couch we found! Watch us struggle as we try to do everything we can to save the...

Tour our Austin Airbnb! | Texas Travel Vlog

Carla & Conner

Mar 8, 2019
1 min

Tour our Austin Airbnb! | Texas Travel Vlog

We went on a family vacation to Texas! Tour our Airbnb properties we stayed at in Austin and San Antonio! Check out our Texas Travel Vlog...

Meeting the "Fixer Upper" Stars in Waco, TX

Carla & Conner

Mar 6, 2019
1 min

Meeting the "Fixer Upper" Stars in Waco, TX

We went on a family vacation to Waco, TX to meet Chip and Joanna Gaines the stars of HGTV's Fixer upper. Here's a little tour of Magnolia...

Carla & Conner

Mar 1, 2019
2 min

How to Find & DIY *FREE* Furniture

We LOVE getting free furniture and transforming it to be SUPER cute! Check out this AWESOME DIY dining room chairs. DIY curb furniture...

Carla & Conner

Feb 22, 2019
2 min

How to Expand your Airbnb Business!?

So you're an Airbnb host but wondering how to expand your Airbnb business!? This is how we decided to expand and start to grow! How did...

Carla & Conner

Feb 22, 2019
2 min

DIY Gold & Faux Fur Chair

Here is a great budget friendly, but trendy DIY you can do! Check out this DIY Gold & Faux Fur Chair! - Carla & Conner Video DIY Gold &...

Carla & Conner

Feb 5, 2019
2 min

How to make a Guidebook for your Airbnb

We just finished making our new guidebooks! Here are some tips and tricks on how we designed them. Hopefully you get some inspiration for...

How we designed our Airbnb Properties | Before & After

Carla & Conner

Feb 1, 2019
3 min

How we designed our Airbnb Properties | Before & After

We walk through how we designed our first few airbnb properties and all of the decisions behind the designs! We also added some before &...

Carla & Conner

Jan 30, 2019
1 min

What do Airbnb Hosts ACTUALLY do!?

Wonder what Airbnb hosts actually do? howe we make any money? What do we do as a company? Well today we are going to tell you! - Carla &...

Carla & Conner

Jan 30, 2019
3 min

DIY Rustic Blanket Ladder

Learn how to create this very cheap and easy DIY Blanket Ladder! It's easy and very affordable. Hopefully it gives you a little home...

AMAZING Airbnb Transformation | Before & After

Carla & Conner

Jan 11, 2019
4 min

AMAZING Airbnb Transformation | Before & After

Welcome to our newest Airbnb property! We take you along so you can see the ENTIRE before and after transformation. - Carla & Conner...