I was thinking of using a property management company to handle my maintenance issues. I will continue to handle all other aspects of management. I'm finding it to become challenging to work a full time job and coordi...

I am going to buy a property that will need a full Rehab. This will be my very first rental property and am trying to decide the best way to rent. So here are the specifics and maybe someone could give me some feedbac...

Anyone have any hands on experience as guests/clients or your own vacation rental investments?I'm anxious to hear from folks who've had personal hands on experience with both. We will be expanding our vacation propert...

Hey folks! I've been lurking on the site for a few days, and listening to the podcasts for a month or so.  I LOVE what is happening on this site and I'm excited to get connected with all of you.I am a new investor, ba...

Guys and gals, sometimes I get a belly full of hearing the same old conventional wisdom over and over.  Today I'm going to tackle this one:  "Buy only in the top tourist areas."   Are we more worried about investing s...

Obviously, tourists make up a large portion of a hotels guests. What else is there?Laborers? What else?

Hello Everyone,I'm looking at a number of locations for str. I've narrowed down a few areas, mainly Panama City and The Poconos. However, when doing the market research I come across the following, one location has lo...

Hi, all.Being new to real estate investing, as a flipper, I'd like to ask the question on BP of whether house flipping as an industry is over saturated (here in July 2014).I am sure the answer to this question varies ...

Hi everyone.In my jurisdiction, landlords can enter a rental unit with a 24-hour written notice. I still try to do better than that, by asking tenants for a time that works best for them. When I asked a tenant this re...

Anyone here have experience with STRs in Kailua-Kona?  I currently live in SoCal and own an STR in FL, and I'm very interested in the Big Island STR market.  I understand that STVR licenses are being issued only withi...