That being said, how does one go about getting architect plans for a home to get bids from contractors in a smart way?

However, with the frequent incidents and the persistent odor, even after cleaning, I’m beginning to wonder if this has become the norm for STRs in urban areas.Any advice or tips on how to prevent this would be greatly appreciated!

One of my main challenges early on was learning to have no expectations and learning to help set and manage expectations with clients.

Quote from @Yemisi Dinkins: As a property owner, I would never sign a Master Lease because I would give up control of the property so someone else could profit from it.

Once the rep helps you with this, then you ask for their supervisor (since they make more money on having calls transferred) and promote how well that rep helped you; then, you ask the supervisor for the same thing.This was told to me in a seminar (a guru one at that); however, this is dependent on your personal ability to not spend the CC's.  

Purchase price: $307,000 Cash invested: $118,000 Purchased in January 2021, we successfully renovated this home to create a premier vacation rental property.

Hi BiggerPockets Community,I’m heading to The National Due Diligence Convention in Houston this weekend.  

I'm looking to close a deal this summer.

Quote from @Randall E Collins: This post is directed toward professionals who know real estate in and out.

Avoid lenders that want to escrow your payments at closing, this increases your cash to close drastically and, in my opinion, is not the best structure even for new investors.