💰 $34K Revenue on This $269K Shenandoah STR
🏔️ $269K for a turnkey mountain cottage with ~12.6% gross rental yield, $85K+ over 3 years + just 15 minutes from Shenandoah National Park.
Alex Veytsman
September 21, 2026
🏔️ $34K Revenue on a $269K Shenandoah STR Near the National Park
💰 Front Royal, VA • $269K • $34K Trailing Revenue • ~12.6% Gross Rental Yield • $85K+ Over 3 Years • 2BR • Hot Tub • Fire Pit • Mountain Cottage • Fully Furnished
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🌲 A Proven Mountain STR for Under $270K
Here's a lower-price-point STR with an established rental history and a guest experience that's already built out.
This fully furnished mountain cottage generated approximately:
$34,000 in Rental Income Over the Past Year
At the $269K asking price, that equates to approximately a:
12.6% Gross Revenue-to-Price Ratio
And this isn't just one strong year—the property has reportedly generated more than $85K over the past three years.
You're also getting the pieces that make a small mountain rental appealing: wooded surroundings, a fireplace, sunroom, fire pit, community lake access and an existing hot tub that's available separately for purchase.
All about 15 minutes from Front Royal and Shenandoah National Park.
🏡 The Asset
437 Joans Quadrangle Rd, Front Royal, VA 22630
💰 Price: $269,000
💵 Trailing Rental Income: ~$34,000
📊 Gross Revenue / Price: ~12.6%
🔢 Price / Trailing Revenue: ~7.9x
💰 3-Year Rental Income: $85K+
🛏️ 2 Bedrooms
🚿 1 Bathroom
📐 672 Sq Ft
🌲 Wooded Mountain Setting
🔥 Brick Fireplace
☀️ Bright Sunroom
🏡 Enclosed Loft / Bonus Space
♨️ Hot Tub Available for Purchase
🔥 Outdoor Fire Pit
🏞️ Community Lake Access
🛋️ Fully Furnished
💰 The Investment Case
The appeal here starts with the relatively low acquisition basis.
At $269K, the property reportedly generated approximately $34K over the past year, putting the purchase price at roughly 7.9x trailing rental revenue.
That's approximately a 12.6% gross revenue-to-price ratio—not a cap rate, since operating expenses still need to be considered.
But there's more operating history behind it than just the trailing year.
The property has reportedly produced more than $85K in rental income over the past three years, giving a prospective buyer multiple years of performance to review.
And the seller is making detailed rental history and financials available for buyers who want to dig into the numbers.
🔑 An Existing STR Operation You Can Potentially Inherit
There's another interesting part of this opportunity:
You don't necessarily have to rebuild the operating team after closing.
The property can convey with the existing property manager and cleaner, giving a buyer the option to maintain continuity rather than immediately finding new local vendors.
The seller is even offering a $1,000 buyer credit if the buyer continues with the current property manager.
For someone investing remotely, having an existing local team that already knows the property can make the transition significantly easier.
🏔️ Small Footprint, Strong Mountain-Getaway Experience
At just 672 square feet, this isn't a property competing on size.
It's competing on the experience.
The interior combines a classic brick fireplace with updated luxury vinyl plank flooring and a bright sunroom looking out over the woods.
An enclosed loft adds flexible bonus space beyond the two bedrooms, while the outdoor areas give guests the amenities they'd expect from a mountain getaway.
There's a fire pit, backyard entertaining space and community lake access, plus an existing hot tub that can be purchased separately from the seller.
It's a simple formula—but one that the property's existing rental history suggests guests have already responded to.
🌲 About 15 Minutes From Shenandoah National Park
The location gives the property a straightforward tourism story.
Guests are approximately 15 minutes from both Front Royal and Shenandoah National Park, putting hiking, scenic drives and outdoor recreation within easy reach.
Front Royal also serves as the northern gateway to Skyline Drive, making this a natural base for travelers visiting the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding mountains.
For an STR investor, that's useful because the property isn't dependent solely on its own amenities to create demand.
It's positioned near a major regional outdoor destination.
📊 The Investment Story
💰 $269K Purchase Price
💵 ~$34K Trailing Rental Income
📊 ~12.6% Gross Revenue / Price
🔢 ~7.9x Trailing Revenue
💰 $85K+ Over the Past 3 Years
🏔️ ~15 Minutes From Shenandoah National Park
🔥 Brick Fireplace + Fire Pit
♨️ Hot Tub Available Separately
🏞️ Community Lake Access
🛋️ Fully Furnished
🔑 Existing Property Manager + Cleaner Can Continue
The thesis: acquire an established Shenandoah-area STR for under $270K with multiple years of rental history, a fully furnished mountain-cottage setup and an existing local operating team that can potentially stay in place.
💸 Financing
At a $269K acquisition price with approximately $34K in trailing rental income, this could be worth evaluating with lenders that understand vacation-rental properties and STR income.
Depending on the borrower, property and lender requirements, potential structures can include DSCR, conventional investment, portfolio and other STR-focused financing options.
If you're trying to determine what your down payment could look like, whether the property's historical rental revenue can help it qualify, or which loan structure makes the most sense for your situation, our STR lending partner can help walk you through the options.
🏡 Want Help Buying the Right STR?
Finding a property is only one part of building a successful STR. We partner with a team that helps investors with the whole process: market selection, property search, underwriting, design, amenities and operations.
They can help with:
📍 Market Selection — identify markets that fit your budget and investment goals.
🔎 Property Search — find strong STR opportunities without spending hours combing through listings.
📊 Deal Underwriting — analyze individual properties and realistic revenue potential before you buy.
🎨 Design + Furnishing — create an STR designed to stand out against competing rentals.
🔥 Revenue-Driving Amenities — determine which investments could meaningfully improve bookings and nightly rates.
⚙️ Launch + Operations — help put the systems in place to operate and optimize the property after closing.
In order to work with them, they typically require having around $150,000 available for your down payment, furnishing, design, and revenue-driving amenities so you're positioned for success from day one.
To date, they've helped investors acquire 375+ properties, generating $60M+ in rental revenue with $25M+ in estimated tax savings.
Whether you need help figuring out where to buy, which property to choose, what it could generate, or how to design and amenity it to compete at the top of its market, they can help throughout the process.
💰 Thinking About Selling Your STR?
Already own a short-term rental and thinking about selling?
The Offer Sheet can put your property directly in front of an audience of active STR investors who are specifically looking for vacation rentals, including properties with proven revenue histories.
Whether your property is listed publicly or you want to explore an off-market sale, we can help get it in front of potential buyers.
Have a strong-performing Airbnb, unique vacation rental, or turnkey STR you may consider selling? Send it our way.
🎯 Why This One Stands Out
💰 $34K of Trailing Rental Income
At $269K, that's approximately a 12.6% gross revenue-to-price ratio.
💵 $85K+ Over Three Years
There's a multi-year rental history available for buyers to evaluate.
🏔️ Shenandoah National Park Proximity
Guests are roughly 15 minutes from one of Virginia's biggest outdoor tourism draws.
🔑 Existing Operating Team
The current property manager and cleaner can potentially continue after closing.
🔥 Mountain-Getaway Amenities
Fireplace, fire pit, wooded setting, lake access and the option to purchase the existing hot tub.
🛋️ Fully Furnished
The furniture and furnishings are included, making this a much simpler transition than starting from an empty cottage.
⚡ Bottom Line
$269K. $34K Revenue. ~12.6% Gross Yield. $85K+ Over 3 Years.
This is a smaller STR with a relatively straightforward investment thesis.
You're acquiring a fully furnished mountain cottage for under $270K that has generated approximately $34K over the past year and more than $85K over the past three years.
It also comes with something that's particularly useful for a remote investor: an existing property manager and cleaner who can potentially stay in place.
Add in the wooded setting, fireplace, fire pit, lake access and proximity to Shenandoah National Park, and the guest experience is already established.
For an investor looking for a lower-cost entry into a proven mountain STR, that's what makes this one interesting.
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