
3 October 2024 | 21 replies
Additionally, Memphis has a strong rental market with steady demand, which is crucial for single-family and small multi-family investments.The city is also known for its diverse economy, including key sectors like transportation, healthcare, and education, which support job growth and, consequently, rental demand.

28 September 2024 | 12 replies
While Canadian-specific groups aren't as prominent on Bigger Pockets, there's a thriving community of investors here who frequently collaborate across borders, especially when it comes to cross-border investing strategies and tax considerations.If you’re interested in connecting with more Canadian investors, I’d recommend starting by joining the BP groups focused on international investing.

1 October 2024 | 2 replies
Overall we have vastly more “good” tenants, and the law allows you to get rid of the bad tenants and maintain a desirable place to live for the good tenants who you want to keep.High-maintenance <=> High-Return: Those prior two points drive what I meant when I said the cash flows and NOI should be about double what they are on a “vanilla” MF (multi-family) purchase at the same price point, but it can be a high-maintenance proposition to manage the screening on the front end, the day-to-day management issues, the more frequent turnover and vacancies, and the frequency of needed court filings to get the keys back from a tenant when somebody is not being a good neighbor to your other tenants in the lodging house.Bottom line: We think we were right on point five years ago when we identified that SROs fill a critical niche that is in extremely high demand.

3 October 2024 | 15 replies
That said, it can be done and done successfully if you plan in advance, build your team (contractors, subs, back ups, lenders, credit with suppliers, escrow/title, real estate attorney, mentor, etc.) get educated on finding (marketing) for deals, rehab costs, locations, market data (like crime rates, school ratings, population growth, job growth, etc), specific market insights like what is most popular and sells for the most in your area, etc

30 September 2024 | 47 replies
To add insult to injury, I was charged an additional $1,000 for Flip System providing me this problematic deal.My disappointment continued with the lack of educational value provided by Flip System.

29 September 2024 | 18 replies
For a Mid-term rental, I would say furnishing it with the cheapest but most durable furniture possible because of the frequent turnover.

1 October 2024 | 5 replies
Hello everyone, first off I want to say thank you to BiggerPockets and all of the podcast guests who have made an impression on me and educated me in so many ways.

2 October 2024 | 48 replies
Initially I was worried about having older guests more frequently which is what I have heard about VRBO.

2 October 2024 | 19 replies
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30 September 2024 | 16 replies
Some counties will only give you a list by email or tell you to look at the county legal newspaper, but many counties post a list on their websites, which are updated frequently.