While it can feel like a hassle, these inspections help prevent bigger (and costlier) problems down the line.

If you're looking to invest your hard-earned money, I'd also encourage you to actually drive through the areas designated as the STR zone.

Where it gets interesting is that the house has 5 mailing addresses associated with it and the fire prevention bureau has on their records it is also a 5- unit house, and I am billed as such upon annual renewals/inspections.

I am proud to announce that I got another client under contract on a 4Plex here in Fairbanks Alaska. They are locked in with a 6% interest rate on a property that we went above asking price on. Currently under contrac...

If the tenants are the issue, they can make it very difficult to show the property and this can create a lot of issues for you during this time.It will also prevent you from selling your home for maximum market value as only few people will want to deal with holdover tenants.

You are just throwing money away and will eventually fall victim to squatters.

I suspect I will throw more money at a problem Airbnb has no interest in covering

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Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

This will cost you money on the back end.