Hi, I'm Wendy Hoechstetter, recently transplanted back to my hometown from Mill Valley, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) after spending much more of my adult life there than here.  I moved back in no small part due to the ...

Hey everyone! We are getting our first STR ready to rent in the next few weeks and of course there's still a ton of things to buy. I wanted to get your takes on furniture preferences. 
Bunk beds or trundle beds? I ha...

Hi. My name is Ty. I was named after Ty Cobb. Apparently my father loved baseball (and Ty). I am a writer, a photographer, and now about to become a real estate investor.I have spent most of my adult life in retail ma...

I own a lakefront resort with 6 rental cabins + the innkeeper's house + boat dock on 10 acres in a popular vacation area. It is in it's 28th year of operation and has about a 62% occupancy rate.  On-line brand recogni...

I just got a call from my loan officer and I’m kind of worries, my escrow is set to close on the 26, it’s an FHA loan and the appraiser just did the report on Monday. We did a walk through a few weeks back and I had a...

Hello, I am trying to rent my 3br house in SF bay area, and would like a family or an individual rent it, but I have had multiple calls from roommates who want to rent my house together. I really do not like 5 adults ...

Hi all - My name is Ed Maione and I live in Franklin, MA, a town about 40 minutes west of Boston. 24 years old, University of Rhode Island graduate (Entrepreneurial Management), recently married, first time home owner...

So I'm looking for places to go to learn how to maintenance my properties so that I can save on labor costs. I have a GI bill to cover the cost of the education and I'm looking to learn electrical, plumbing and either...

What are some of the firsr things you look for before you try to acquire a property that you can change to add value? How much value would you expect to add by improving different ares?

How's this for a strategy? Search for and buy properties that meet criteria to rent, do the usual rehab and prep, but put some work into it to make it elderly friendly. Ramps, railings, lighting, non-slip surfaces, et...