All Forum Posts by: Bob Willis

I once rented a STR in Vancouver. We did not realize when we rented it that it had no TVs. Unfortunately when we arrived both my wife and I got very sick with the flu. Our entire three day stay was in the STR with no TV. It sucked. Unless you are in Tulum (or some equally exotic place) you should have TVs.

Tim Farris posted this today, I think it's apropos.
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process, is its own reward.”​— Amelia Earhart

I am curious - do you need cause to not renew a lease with someone once their term is up? Is retaliation a thing in this instance? Isn't it simply no-fault once the lease is complete?

Did you go under contract assuming the downstairs bedrooms were conforming? Was it not disclosed in the listing that the bedrooms were non-conforming?

Look under the Tools menu at the top of the page - https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Something like that?

Are you still working for the company you had the 401k with? If you still work there you can borrow against the 401k up to certain limits. If you no longer work at the company where you had the 401k and want to access that money to continue investing you can do that. I moved my old 401k to a self directed IRA using this company. https://www.vantageiras.com/ You can then uses this self directed IRA for approved investments (cannot be used for personal use, like buying a house for yourself or family, etc, that company can help with those questions). Good luck. 

I'm not saying I'd leave it sitting in the driveway. I'm asking if anyone has tried this. Maybe you could offer a discount on the car to someone who stays with you AND rents the car. Just wondering if it has been done and if so any successful strategies,

I like the idea but I think the noise would be problematic (as others have mentioned). I live about 1/4 mile from a rec center with about 30 pickle ball courts. When I am up early in the morning (6 AM) and go outside I can hear the play while in my front yard (no noise at all in the house). I can hear nothing during the later hours of the day because the ambient noise level is much louder. But I could see living directly adjacent to a court being a problem. Also, sounds like cost is an issue from some of the posts.

Hey All - just wondered if anyone here has tried adding a car to lease as an option with their STR. I have been looking at Turo, but know there are others. Just wondering if anyone has tried this and what success, if any, they have had.