The Stay'ca journal
Oklahoma in Starkville and LSU at Auburn on the same Saturday. Kickoff windows, what a two-town sellout does to lodging, and the eight Starkville homes and two Auburn homes still open when we checked.
October 4–11 across seven coast towns, and lodging is nearly gone. Where the week actually happens day by day, why Long Beach is the quiet middle of it, and which nights our Beach Bungalow still has open.
Five winter homes across 30A, Perdido Key, Panama City Beach and the Mississippi coast — what a month actually costs in each, and which ones are the wrong shape for a couple.
The tightest lodging Saturday on the Starkville calendar. What a Bama weekend does to a town of 25,000 — and which of our six homes were still open when we checked.
All seven Davis Wade home games — including Alabama Oct 3 and Oklahoma Oct 24 — plus our honest booking-window advice and six Starkville homes that keep the tailgate together.
Seven home games, an LSU night kickoff, and a Black Friday Egg Bowl in Oxford. The full Vaught-Hemingway slate — and a home 8 minutes from the Square.
Florida's first visit to the Plains since 2011, LSU in October, and game-day homes that sleep up to 16. The full Jordan-Hare home slate and when to book.
Laurel's biggest day of the year is Saturday, October 3, 2026 — 9am to 4pm, free to walk in. What to expect, and which downtown homes were still open when we checked.
The 2026 schedules are out. The home games that will sell out lodging in Starkville, Oxford, and Auburn — and how to book a whole house before they do.
For owners & investors
Strategy and tax articles from our team — the same folks behind our STR acquisition, design & launch, and full-service management services. Run your numbers with the free STR tax calculator.
Real 2026 bookings from a two-bedroom condo a mile from Ole Miss: $250 on a normal weekend, $1,150 for the opener, $2,284 a night for Missouri. Why ten nights decide an Oxford rental's whole year.
Bonus depreciation needs the property placed in service by December 31. The calendar worked backwards from closing — and what "placed in service" actually means.
Material participation, cost segregation, and 100% bonus depreciation — how W-2 professionals use short-term rentals to offset ordinary income, explained in plain English.
Short-term rentals can pair strong cash flow with meaningful tax advantages for W-2 earners. How the strategy works — and how Stay'ca helps investors buy right.