I’m considering it more and more but I feel I should stick with the area I’m familiar with and play it safe for my first rental.

Hi -- I'm working on a house that will be in a lower-income rental area.

I am trying to find rental property for investing whether Single-family or Multi-family (4 units max).

I wanted to make a post about self-directed IRAs and holding vacation rentals like an Airbnb in them.

Hello All,Wanting to start buying Properties out of state and turning them into Section 8 rentals.  

b) how much is the TPT that we need to charge on rental of a SFH in Peoria?

So to start off, let me explain why I'm focusing on short term rentals also known as vacation rentals and not long term investment properties.

The plan would be to live in that property for 3-5 yrs, pay down the mortgage, then turn it into a rental.

Hello folks in Georgia / Atlanta,The Bigger Pockets Book On Rental Property Investing provides access to a comprehensive list of 34 forms that would be useful to a landlord including things like a lease agreement, application, late rent notice, move-in-move-out agreement, estoppel agreement, tenant phone questionnaire, pet addendum, etc. etc. etc.  

Here are the key points:Lender Policies: Most lenders require proof of stable rental income, typically shown through previous tax returns or a history of rental payments.