Big Bear Lake, CA 92315 · Mountain cabin · MLS #IG25215185 · Listed by Rachael Smith-Meadors, RE/MAX Big Bear
Modeled with the same engine behind the Big Bear Airbnb Revenue Estimator — 3 bedrooms, mountain cabin type, Big Bear Lake location.
On the math alone this is the best performer of the five — roughly 11.4% projected gross. Three bedrooms and three full baths in 1,297 square feet is an efficient footprint, and you are paying for bedrooms and bathrooms rather than square footage you have to heat. The thing to settle first: no short-term rental permit conveys with this sale. A buyer planning to rent short-term would need to obtain one from the City of Big Bear Lake, and current requirements are worth confirming directly with them. If that checks out, the numbers here are the strongest on my list. If short-term income is the entire reason you are buying and you would rather not wait on a permit process, Mt Verdi and Victoria sit in county jurisdiction under a separate program.
Jurisdiction matters more than almost anything else in a Big Bear STR purchase.
Inside the City of Big Bear Lake. The city runs its own short-term rental permit program, separate from the county's. Confirm current requirements, availability and transfer rules for this specific address with the City before you buy.
More on the area: Big Bear Lake neighborhood guide · Big Bear STR permit rules · STR investment properties
