Hello all,I'm in research mode on Providence and hoping to enter action mode in Q1/Q2 2018. Is anyone trying to add value by expanding number of units. Example take a larger two family and create a third unit. What ar...

Hey Bp! Just put my first property up for rent on Craigslist in Jacksonville and within 1 hour had a call from an interested party who wants to run a daycare from the house. She has no problem paying the security depo...

Hey all- I currently have 3 vacation rental units at the Jersey shore and was lucky to have family help me out with laundry over the past year and a half. We currently provide sheets, blankets, pillows, bath towels e...

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I'm going to my first BPO today. I'd heard it could be useful to give the appraiser repair estimates and comps. Does anyone else do this?

Also, do you ever include crime reports, etc. in your ss packa...

I just bought my first rental property near Johns Hopkins in Baltimore - a nice 3bed/2bath about 1500 square feet.  The house has forced air heat, but no cooling.  I'm debating putting in A/C but I'm guessing to run t...

Will be launching in around a month. I’ve always hated those tiny bars of hotel soap that barely last a day. With a larger group, you could easily blow through several of them which could add up and create stress rega...

I am in process of closing a deal on a group of 16 properties in Kansas City Missouri. I would like to build up my rolodex - i'm looking to meet with people who I could hire as part of our "Crew" (handymen, contractor...

Hello - i'm trying to decide whether to allow pets or to not allow pets in my STR.   I see the benefit of allowing pets is that it allows you to open up your property to a much wider pool of guests and possibly also i...

On a weekly basis we come across landlords that have been burned by poor actors in the property management space.
When you are interviewing potential property managers, it’s important to ask the right questions. Find...

Hello all,
I am speaking with a loan officer in regards to house hacking with FHA loan and they keep recommending I use a conventional, due to the fact that there is too many extra steps associated with FHA loan and ...