💰 $155K in 2025 Revenue—and Already $117K YTD in 2026

🏔️ $1.1M • 5 Bedrooms • Sleeps 16+ • $155K Gross in 2025 • $117K YTD in 2026 • 4.96 Stars • 130 Airbnb Reviews • Dolly-Themed Game Room • More Upside in the Garage

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🚨 $155K Last Year. $117K Already This Year. And There's Still Plenty of Calendar Left.

This is the kind of established STR performance we like seeing.

Offered at $1,100,000, this five-bedroom Smoky Mountain rental generated $155,000 in gross revenue in 2025—even with several weeks blocked for property updates. So far in 2026, it has already generated $117,000 YTD, with plenty of remaining dates still available to book.

And the guest history backs up the numbers.

The property has earned an exceptional 4.96-star Airbnb rating across 130 reviews, sleeps 16+ guests across five bedrooms, and includes a detached garage where the sellers have already converted the upstairs into an epic Dolly-themed game room.

There's also another layer of upside: the lower level of the detached garage remains unfinished, creating an opportunity to potentially add another major guest amenity—think theater room, indoor mini golf, additional game space, or even a guest suite, subject to permitting.

This isn't a property where you're underwriting what might happen after a redesign and relaunch. The revenue, reviews, and group appeal are already established—and there's still room to improve the guest experience further.

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🏡 The Asset

1051 N Ridge Pl

Sevierville, TN 37876

💰 Offered at: $1,100,000

🛏️ 5 Bedrooms

🚿 3 Bathrooms

📐 3,498 Sq Ft

👥 Sleeps 16+

💰 $155,000 Gross Revenue in 2025

📈 $117,000 YTD Revenue in 2026

⭐ 4.96-Star Airbnb Rating

💬 130 Airbnb Reviews

🎮 Dolly-Themed Game Room

🏡 Detached Garage with Unfinished Lower Level

💧 Private Well

🔑 Turnkey & Ready to Rent

The combination that jumps out here is proven six-figure revenue + exceptional guest reviews + capacity for large groups + a legitimate value-add opportunity that doesn't require reworking the main house.

💰 $155K in 2025—Despite Blocking Several Weeks

The 2025 performance is particularly interesting because the property wasn't available every week of the year.

According to the seller, the home generated:

$155,000 in Gross Revenue in 2025

And it did so despite several weeks being blocked for updates.

At the $1.1M asking price, that's gross historical revenue equal to approximately 14.1% of the purchase price.

That gives prospective buyers an actual operating history to underwrite rather than relying entirely on projections.

As always, buyers should independently verify booking statements, expenses, occupancy, management costs, permitting, blocked dates, and future revenue expectations.

📈 $117K YTD in 2026

Then there's the current year.

The seller reports the property has already generated:

$117,000 YTD in 2026

And there are still lots of dates left to book.

For context, the property only needs another $38,000 in gross revenue to match its entire 2025 total of $155K.

That makes the remaining 2026 calendar particularly worth examining during diligence.

Rather than simply asking what the property did last year, prospective buyers can dig into what's already been earned, what's currently booked, and how much availability remains.

⭐ 4.96 Stars Across 130 Reviews

Revenue is one thing.

Generating that revenue while maintaining a 4.96-star rating across 130 Airbnb reviews is another.

That's an impressive level of guest satisfaction across a meaningful sample size.

It suggests that the home's existing formula—large-group capacity, amenities, design, and overall guest experience—is already resonating with travelers.

For a buyer, that's valuable because you aren't starting with a property that needs to establish its reputation from scratch.

🎮 An Epic Dolly-Themed Game Room

The sellers have already taken one of the property's underutilized spaces and turned it into something memorable.

The upstairs of the detached garage has been finished into a Dolly-themed game room.

That's exactly the kind of STR amenity we like.

It's not just "a room with a pool table." It gives the property personality, creates another gathering space for large groups, and gives guests something memorable to photograph and talk about.

In a competitive cabin market, specific beats generic.

🚀 And Half the Garage Is Still an Opportunity

Here's where things get particularly interesting.

While the upstairs of the detached garage has already been transformed, the lower level remains unfinished.

That gives a future owner a blank canvas for another revenue-driving amenity.

Potential concepts could include:

🎬 Theater room

⛳ Indoor mini golf

🎮 Larger arcade/game room

🏀 Indoor recreation space

🛏️ Additional guest suite

🎭 Themed entertainment experience

Any conversion or additional sleeping space would need to comply with applicable zoning, building, septic, fire, STR, and occupancy requirements.

But the physical space gives a buyer something increasingly difficult to find in an established STR: a clear place to add another major amenity without sacrificing existing living space.

👥 Sleeps 16+ Across Five Bedrooms

The home is already designed for the large-group segment.

With five bedrooms, 3,498 square feet, and sleeping capacity for 16+ guests, it can target:

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Multi-family vacations

🎉 Large friend groups

🏔️ Mountain getaways

🎂 Celebrations

👪 Extended-family trips

Larger groups also make the dedicated game room more valuable. When 16 people are sharing a property, having multiple spaces to gather and spread out becomes a meaningful part of the guest experience.

💧 The Sellers Added a Private Well

There's also a less flashy—but potentially important—upgrade here.

The sellers installed their own private well, reducing their dependence on the community water system.

For a large-capacity vacation rental, infrastructure matters.

A buyer should independently inspect the well, confirm water quality and capacity, and review all applicable documentation, but it's a notable investment the sellers have already made into the property.

🔑 Proven + Turnkey + Upside

Usually, an investor has to choose.

You can buy a proven property that's already optimized but offers limited room for improvement.

Or you can buy a value-add property with plenty of potential but little evidence that the finished product will actually perform.

This one offers an interesting middle ground.

Already established:

💰 $155K in 2025 revenue

📈 $117K YTD in 2026

⭐ 4.96-star rating

💬 130 reviews

👥 Sleeps 16+

🎮 Existing themed game room

Still potentially improvable:

🏡 Unfinished lower garage

🎬 Additional experiential amenity

📈 Further differentiation

That's a compelling combination.

📊 The Investment Story

The key numbers:

🏡 Asking Price: $1,100,000

💰 2025 Gross Revenue: $155,000

📈 2026 YTD Revenue: $117,000

📊 2025 Gross Revenue-to-Price: ~14.1%

⭐ Airbnb Rating: 4.96

💬 Airbnb Reviews: 130

👥 Guest Capacity: 16+

And remember: the $155K in 2025 was achieved with several weeks blocked for updates.

For investors, that makes both the historical booking calendar and remaining 2026 availability particularly important pieces of diligence.

🏔️ A Property Built for the Smoky Mountain Guest

The home combines two things that tend to matter in mountain STRs:

Capacity and entertainment.

Five bedrooms and sleeping space for 16+ provide the capacity.

The themed game room provides an experience once everyone arrives.

And the unfinished garage creates an opportunity to potentially add an entirely new reason to book.

The strongest STRs aren't simply houses with lots of beds—they give large groups enough to do that the property itself becomes part of the vacation.

This one is already moving in that direction.

💸 Financing & Tax Angle

At $1.1M, buyers are evaluating a proven vacation rental with $155K in 2025 gross revenue and $117K YTD in 2026.

Potential financing structures may include:

✔ Conventional investment financing

✔ DSCR financing

✔ Portfolio lending

✔ Second-home financing, depending on intended use and lender requirements

Qualifying investors may also explore cost segregation and accelerated depreciation strategies depending on their individual circumstances and applicable tax law.

The detached garage and any contemplated conversion should be discussed with lenders, insurers, permitting authorities, and tax professionals before assuming additional space can be incorporated into the rental.

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🎯 Why This One Stands Out

1. 💰 $155K in 2025 Revenue—With Weeks Blocked

The property generated $155,000 in gross revenue despite several weeks being taken offline for updates, creating a strong historical performance relative to the $1.1M asking price.

2. 📈 Already $117K YTD in 2026

The current year is already at $117,000, with plenty of dates reportedly still available to book.

3. ⭐ 4.96 Stars Across 130 Reviews

The revenue comes alongside exceptional guest feedback, providing evidence that travelers genuinely like the existing experience.

4. 🎮 The Dolly-Themed Game Room

The finished upper garage gives the property a memorable entertainment space that stands apart from the generic game rooms found in many competing rentals.

5. 🚀 There's Still Room to Add Something Big

The unfinished lower level of the garage creates a potential path to another signature amenity without taking space away from the existing five-bedroom home.

⚡ Bottom Line

At $1.1M, this property generated $155K in gross revenue in 2025 despite several blocked weeks and has already reached $117K YTD in 2026 with additional dates still available to book.

Then add the 4.96-star rating across 130 Airbnb reviews, five bedrooms, capacity for 16+ guests, private well, and a genuinely memorable Dolly-themed game room.

And unlike many established high-performing rentals, there may still be a meaningful value-add play sitting right on the property: an unfinished lower garage waiting for the next owner to turn it into another standout guest amenity.

For an investor looking for the combination of proven revenue today and a tangible path to make an already successful STR even better, this one checks a lot of boxes.

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