I saw the forum contributions of seasoned investors and compared myself to the extraordinarily successful regulars here on BiggerPockets and got super motivated, but I also felt inadequate and so far behind these superstars that I thought I'd never to catch up.I want to say that as one of those folks that discovered BiggerPockets in a time of frustration, I've now come to realize that comparing myself to these gurus and investors with decades of experience is foolish.

Hello @Scott R. and @Blake C.Are you only looking in Amarillo or all over Texas?

Or all landlords are out to screw tenants.That's WAY wrong, dude and I'm calling you out on it.Maybe you had a bad experience.  

I have a townhouse and I am planning on renting out one of the bedrooms. I know I have to report this and to take the depreciation exemption. I plan on doing this for the next few years. It is also my primary residenc...

My thinking surrounding the definition of a vertical model for a TKP would be a provider that maintains most or all of their provided services under the same roof or umbrella (e.g. they ultimately answer to the head of the same organization).

Depending on your partners and your credit, you may be able to get a personal line of credit from a bank.1 or all three can try and that should cover the rehab cost.

.— (1) As used in this part: (a) “Broker” means a person who, for another, and for a compensation or valuable consideration directly or indirectly paid or promised, expressly or impliedly, or with an intent to collect or receive a compensation or valuable consideration therefor, appraises, auctions, sells, exchanges, buys, rents, or offers, attempts or agrees to appraise, auction, or negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, or rental of business enterprises or business opportunities or any real property or any interest in or concerning the same, including mineral rights or leases, or who advertises or holds out to the public by any oral or printed solicitation or representation that she or he is engaged in the business of appraising, auctioning, buying, selling, exchanging, leasing, or renting business enterprises or business opportunities or real property of others or interests therein, including mineral rights, or who takes any part in the procuring of sellers, purchasers, lessors, or lessees of business enterprises or business opportunities or the real property of another, or leases, or interest therein, including mineral rights, or who directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or in the negotiation or closing of any transaction which does, or is calculated to, result in a sale, exchange, or leasing thereof, and who receives, expects, or is promised any compensation or valuable consideration, directly or indirectly therefor; and all persons who advertise rental property information or lists.Keyword real property of othersHere is the Fl definition of real property(i) “Real property” or “real estate” means any interest or estate in land and any interest in business enterprises or business opportunities, including any assignment, leasehold, subleasehold, or mineral right; however, the term does not include any cemetery lot or right of burial in any cemetery; nor does the term include the renting of a mobile home lot or recreational vehicle lot in a mobile home park or travel park.Exemptions.

the reason there is a organic demand for those properties.. where in cities were you see them marketed here on BP or all over the internet to get out of state investors is simply because they do not have enough local investors to buy their assets and there is no questions that all of this out of state and country investing has propped up many markets.  

Renters need to think about what it would cost to replace some or all of their possessions if there were to be a fire or a break-in.

I am looking to get my first duplex or 4 plex, live there as owner-occupant, and have the tenants pay some or all of my monthly costs.