Egg Bowl 2026: Where to Stay in Oxford on Thanksgiving Weekend
The Egg Bowl is Friday, November 27 in Oxford, the day after Thanksgiving. Where to stay, which of our homes are open for the game, and Thanksgiving week in Laurel.
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October 24: Oklahoma in Starkville, LSU at Auburn — Where to Stay for the Season's Last Collision
Oklahoma in Starkville and LSU at Auburn on the same Saturday. Kickoff windows, what a two-town sellout does to lodging, and the three Starkville homes still open as of October 11.
Cruisin' the Coast 2026: Where to Stay on the Mississippi Coast for the 30th Anniversary
The 2026 event has wrapped. Save the date for 2027, see where the week happens day by day, and why Long Beach is the quiet middle of it.
Snowbird Season on the Gulf: Where to Winter on the Panhandle & Mississippi Coast
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.
Alabama at Mississippi State, October 3: Where to Stay in Starkville
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.
Mississippi State Football 2026: Home Schedule & Where to Stay in Starkville
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.
Ole Miss Football 2026: Home Schedule & Where to Stay in Oxford
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.
Auburn Football 2026: Home Schedule & Where to Stay Near Jordan-Hare
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.
Loblolly Festival 2026: Where to Stay in Laurel, MS
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.
SEC Game Weekends 2026: Where to Stay for Mississippi State, Ole Miss & Auburn
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.
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What an Oxford Airbnb Actually Earns on Ole Miss Football Weekends
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.
The December 31 Deadline: What an STR Buyer Has to Do Between Now and Year-End
Bonus depreciation needs the property placed in service by December 31. The calendar worked backwards from closing — and what "placed in service" actually means.
The Short-Term Rental Tax Strategy High Earners Keep Asking About
Material participation, cost segregation, and 100% bonus depreciation — how W-2 professionals use short-term rentals to offset ordinary income, explained in plain English.
How High-Income Earners Use Short-Term Rentals to Build Wealth
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.