Journal

Straight answers about renting a house here

The rules, the taxes and the numbers, written for owners rather than for search engines. If something changes, we update the post and say so.

September 2, 2026

Airbnb does not pay your Nassau County bed tax. You do.

This is the single most common thing Amelia Island owners get wrong, and it is the one that comes with penalties attached.

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September 1, 2026

Can you legally rent your Fernandina Beach house short term?

The answer depends on which side of a city line your house sits on, and on a date in the year 2000.

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August 31, 2026

What Amelia Island rentals actually earn

Real numbers from the visitor bureau and the listing data, including the four to one gap between July and January.

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