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Maranda Tucker Weirdest/funniest Real Estate Stories!
19 July 2022 | 13 replies

I'll go first: we once had an owner not hire us to manage her property because we refused to market the home as "2 bed, 1 bath." Why did we refuse? Because one of the bedrooms had been converted into a music studio. T...

Larry Flanagan Would you VRBO your primary residence?
2 March 2018 | 11 replies

I'm going overseas for a month this summer and wonder if I should rent out my house during that time.  Would it be weird staying at a stranger's house with all their personal effects?  I'm not that concerned about peo...

Rochelle Wilkinson Furnished units.. pros and cons???
27 July 2016 | 12 replies

I decided to advertise a Furnished apartment in our 60 unit complex.. We are located next to a Major University and have alot of students who come here from other countries with absolutley nothing.. and they end up go...

Clyde Benfer rentable vs "nonrentable" parts of apartment building?
15 January 2012 | 1 reply

Hello, I am looking at a large older house that is split into 3 apartments. There is a 1st floor 2 bedroom, 2nd floor 2 bedroom and 3rd floor 1 bedroom (due to 3rd floor being smaller).

On the 3rd floor there is a...

Todd Van Etten Has Anyone Made a Rental into a Group Home?
26 September 2022 | 1 reply

My PM says her forte is managing group homes and has suggested that when my tenant's lease is up on a single family rental to convert the house (3 bed, 1 ba) into a 'group home'. It sounds a little like a house hack. ...

Logan Chen Renting out Unit with a Really Small Room
14 December 2019 | 4 replies

Hello Everyone,I am currently working on a 2 family property (recently purchased) to get it into rentable condition (cleaning up, new floors, painting etc). After clearing out all the junk out of the first unit, I not...

Matt K. What constitutes an emergency entry question
8 November 2020 | 3 replies

So the other night I got that text from the other tenant of my duplex. "There are people here trying to get a response from the tenant on the other side. He missed his haircut appointment which he hasn't missed in som...

Kyle Smith Short term cabin rental bunk room
15 November 2020 | 5 replies

Hello all,
My first post on Bigger Pockets! I have a few questions regarding smaller bedrooms used as bunk rooms. I am building a rental cabin in Gatlinburg TN and I have been really struggling with this small bedr...

Marshall Swatt Sourcing quality Furniture or Lighting Fixtures
17 January 2023 | 7 replies

We've been primarily using Google to search for furniture and lighting fixtures to buy, and struggling to find pieces that we like. I often see items on Instagram and Pinterest that I can't locate online, so perhaps I...

Jason Malabute How long should it take to turn an apartment unit?
6 September 2021 | 4 replies

Assuming the apartment has been updated prior to the current tenant moving out it should take one week (max less than 2 weeks) to turn an apartment unit. When I say "turn" the degree I am am describing is new paint an...