All Forum Posts by: Mike R.

Steve, I am actually interested in the Key West area- do you have a realtor you'd recommend? 

Yep. Very true. Good help is tough to find up there. I have been very lucky so far. My realtor recommended some great people- guy who built a fence, painters, cleaning crew and spa guy. 

Gotta get the right crew or it's a huge hassle and money suck.

I'd love to find a place somewhere else so all my eggs aren't in one basket, but I know it so well and have such great help, seems silly not to keep it easy on myself and buy another 

Michelle, I wish we had enough snow that upper was a concern this year- ha. I did the seasonal snow plow instead of each time. Oops. 

I researched for a few years before I chose lower Moonridge. All depends what you are looking for, who you want to rent to. Since I do dog rescue I wanted to be sure to have a dog friendly property that allowed all breeds. I  put in new fences and made sure to buy one with hardwood floor. Most of my renters bring their dogs and couldn't be happier. 

There are many factors to consider in Big Bear that's for sure. Now as I look for my 2nd home- I know EXACTLY what I want- just based on what my renters have liked and didn't like about this place.

Michelle- thanks! 

Thanks Michelle- love the area so much wish I didn't always have it rented- I love spending time in Big Bear. I am going to start looking for another home up there as well in the off season. 

To follow up. I ended up buying a place in Big Bear, CA. for under $200,000 in April 2014 and started renting it out to vacationers in June. I couldn't be happier. It's probably the best investment I've ever made. I love acting as poperty owner and rental manager myself. I can market it, control the rental price- just having a blast doing it and made double what I wanted to in the first year with 4 months to go. 

I bought a place in Big Bear in April 2014. Been renting it out and doing really well on it- I love it and now looking to buy another. 

I figured it would be cheaper to buy in bulk- like 500 of them from whatever company hotels use. Just not sure the best one. Found a few on Google but nothing great. 

Hi I just recently bought a cabin in Big Bear Lake California and I thought it would be nice to have little shampoo bottles with the name of the cabin and web site on it. Does anyone have recommendations on the best place to purchase. I would like them to be cruelty free (not tested on animals) 

Thanks for any help!