Financing a Scranton Rental Without a Wilkes-Barre Year

Jacob Mishalanie
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DSCR on Scranton $14,656. Do not mint a Wilkes-Barre year for the note. AirROI's current Scranton extract, August 2025 through July 2026, pins typical listings at about $14,656 a year on 85 active rentals. The average night was $155. Occupancy was 37.9 percent. Revenue per available night was $54. Year over year is minus 11.4 percent. Active supply moved plus 34.9 percent. Call Scranton Rental Licensing at 570-348-4193 ext. 4555. Robin Selemba, Rental Registration Manager. Email rselemba@scrantonpa.gov. 340 N. Washington Avenue. The Rental Ordinance of 2022 requires a Rental License on every rental property. Official city page: apply by September 15. Beginning in 2024, license renewal applications must be submitted March 15 annually. New rental units must be licensed within 30 days of tenancy. Fees: $45 per unit for 1 to 3 units; $150 flat for 4 to 9; $250 flat for 10 to 19; $350 flat for 20 to 49; $450 flat for 50 or more. Immediate-family-occupied units are exempt from fees but still require a license. Inspections run on a three-year cycle. The first re-inspection is free. Portal slate.tolemi.com. e-check has no fee. Card is 3 percent. Renting an unlicensed unit is a violation as of September 16, 2023. Foreclosed, vacant, lis pendens, and deed-in-lieu properties must register. Pennsylvania hotel occupancy tax is 6 percent. Lackawanna County hotel tax is 7 percent. Confirm remaining Pennsylvania Department of Revenue collection. Confirm 2026. AirROI's low-regulation scrape is not the license file.

DSCR on $14,656

DSCR on $14,656. Do not mint a Wilkes-Barre year for the note. Scranton vs Wilkes-Barre Desks is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Do Not Mint a Wilkes-Barre Year

Wilkes-Barre listings earned about $11,303 last year from 45 active rentals on the current AirROI extract. Keep that stay on its own line. Wilkes-Barre is another hall. Do not paste that year onto a Scranton deed. Scranton vs Wilkes-Barre is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Two Halls Sit With Two Deeds

Two halls sit with two deeds. Call Scranton Rental Licensing at 570-348-4193 ext. 4555. Robin Selemba, Rental Registration Manager. Email rselemba@scrantonpa.gov. 340 N. Washington Avenue. The Rental Ordinance of 2022 requires a Rental License on every rental property. Official city page: apply by September 15. Beginning in 2024, license renewal applications must be submitted March 15 annually. New rental units must be licensed within 30 days of tenancy. Fees: $45 per unit for 1 to 3 units; $150 flat for 4 to 9; $250 flat for 10 to 19; $350 flat for 20 to 49; $450 flat for 50 or more. Immediate-family-occupied units are exempt from fees but still require a license. Inspections run on a three-year cycle. The first re-inspection is free. Portal slate.tolemi.com. e-check has no fee. Card is 3 percent. Renting an unlicensed unit is a violation as of September 16, 2023. Foreclosed, vacant, lis pendens, and deed-in-lieu properties must register. Pennsylvania hotel occupancy tax is 6 percent. Lackawanna County hotel tax is 7 percent. Confirm remaining Pennsylvania Department of Revenue collection. Confirm 2026. AirROI's low-regulation scrape is not the license file. Scranton Getaways is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Year Over Year Is Minus 11.4 Percent

Year over year is minus 11.4 percent. Market a Scranton Stay is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Visitor Spend Is Not Debt Service

Visitor spend is not debt service. Do not invent an Office-tourism headcount as debt service. Scranton STR Rules is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

A 30-Night Filter Is Not Filled July

A 30-night filter is not filled July. Scranton PA Shoulder is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Stay Is 5.6 Nights on This Sample

Stay is 5.6 nights on this sample. Lead is 35 days. Scranton Remote Stays is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

What a Lender Packet Should Carry

What a lender packet should carry is $14,656, $45 for 1 to 3 units, remaining 13 percent hotel tax, and satellite years on their own lines. DIY vs Hire in Scranton is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Hosts who underwrite Lackawanna River stays should keep $14,656 on 85 city listings, call 570-348-4193 ext. 4555, and leave Wilkes-Barre and Harrisburg on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Scranton STR revenue picture look like right now?

AirROI's current Scranton extract, the twelve months through July 2026, pins typical listings at about $14,656 a year on 85 active rentals. Average night $155, occupancy 37.9 percent, year over year minus 11.4 percent, active supply plus 34.9 percent.

When is Scranton's strongest month?

August is the busiest revenue month, with June and May the other strong months, and July the slowest on this extract. An older brief named January as the slow month; this pass's extract shows July as slowest -- use the current extract. Price and market the city's own calendar.

Do I need a Scranton rental license in 2026?

Call Scranton Rental Licensing at 570-348-4193 ext. 4555 (Robin Selemba, Rental Registration Manager; rselemba@scrantonpa.gov; 340 N. Washington Avenue). The Rental Ordinance of 2022 requires a Rental License on every rental property: apply by September 15, with renewal applications due March 15 annually starting in 2024, and new units licensed within 30 days of tenancy. Fees run $45 per unit for 1 to 3 units, up to $450 flat for 50 or more; immediate-family-occupied units are exempt from the fee but still need a license. Confirm the current fee schedule directly with that desk before you advertise.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. 19 listings, 22.4 percent of 85 active rentals, set a 30-night minimum on the platform -- that's a stay-length filter, not an occupancy figure. Typical stay is still 5.6 nights, booked about 35 days ahead.

Should I hire a manager in Scranton and on the satellites?

Professionally managed share is 5.9 percent; Evolve holds 2 listings on this extract. Independent hosts still write most of this desk, and a satellite host paying city-scale management for the wrong caption is buying the wrong product.

Who books a Scranton stay?

Most guests arrive from New York, then Pittsburgh. Stay is 5.6 nights, lead time about 35 days. Serve the guest who actually typed this city, and keep the photos matched to the neighborhood you're listing.

Can I file Wilkes-Barre as the Scranton year?

No. Scranton's average night was $155 on 85 listings, while Wilkes-Barre earned about $11,303 on 45 listings. Keep $14,656 on its own line for Scranton.

What is the tax and fee picture in Scranton?

Pennsylvania hotel occupancy tax is 6 percent and Lackawanna County hotel tax is 7 percent -- confirm the remaining state Department of Revenue collection detail directly with them. Renewal applications are due March 15 annually (a rule that started in 2024); new applications are due by September 15.

What should a buyer or lender-facing packet carry?

Cite $14,656 on 85 city listings, supply plus 34.9 percent, year over year minus 11.4 percent, and the permit desk phone number. Keep Wilkes-Barre labeled separately rather than averaged into the city figure.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

If a loan officer wants a blended valley rent roll, send $14,656 and the town desk.

The note cares about the town line. A valley stay is not this market. Reach out at crestcove.co or (256) 998-7502.