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13 January 2025 | 15 replies
And to be honest if you could get some strong social media coverage (like hire someone that knows STR to market the property), you could do very well!
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29 January 2025 | 3 replies
Hello, Starting to research about STR options/opportunities in Mexico (as a Canadian living in Canada).
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11 February 2025 | 22 replies
A good way into it may be doing a house hack or live and flip then pulling the equity out in a refinance.Tons of ways to make money in this game!
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30 January 2025 | 8 replies
I invest in about a 50 mile radius from where I live.
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23 January 2025 | 14 replies
Quote from @Ryan Moyer: Quote from @Nick Velez: Hey Anthony,I have a few STR's in Gainesville and have lived here for about 7 years now and know several people with STR's as well.
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25 January 2025 | 24 replies
He's lived in Japan a few years as well (Fukuoka, I believe).
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11 February 2025 | 7 replies
Hey DenisI have commented a lot about arbitrage in a general sense here, however I believe I am uniquely qualified to answer here as I live and operate about 65 units in this specific market.In 2016 I got my STR start arbitraging a Gulf Front mansion that was in foreclosure and I got a great deal on.
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5 February 2025 | 4 replies
A few other things I'm considering;- I don't need the extra cash flow to live and am just approaching it to remove the high mortgage interest, but also hedge risk that the current stocks might tank in a few years.- Could take all current cash flow and a few thousand a year to pay off the property in 5-10 years.- Hold for a bit and 1031 into something else but am fairly confident there is not much appreciation to come on this property.
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21 January 2025 | 4 replies
Hello, I live in southeastern Wisconsin and currently have a long-term duplex in Wisconsin.
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29 January 2025 | 27 replies
We live in San Diego so would be long-distance, TBD if we self-manage or enlist a PM.