Tony Gorokhovsky
Best market for STR?
Hi Everyone,I’ve recently tried pivoting my RE strategy and started trying to focus more on STR (currently 5 STRs in my portfolio) . Can anyone recommend and / or help replicate this model in other places? What STR ar...
Paul Winka
Getting a fair appraisal in a non-disclosure state (Jackson, MS).
Appraisal came in way low in zip code 39209, Jackson, MS.
Paid $90K in May 2019, at the time appraised for $95K. Getting refi now, the appraiser says it’s worth $70K.
There were multiple things wrong with the apprai...
Christian Hubbs
Data, tools, and API's for Property Data
Hi everyone,I am wondering where you go for your data. I'm looking into multi-family units in Pittsburgh and I've been working with the Zillow API using the ZillowR package but keep running into a 501 error (Protected...
Brian Ellwood
The 6 Pillars Of A Great Rental Market
50% of the new investors I talk to live somewhere that's not affordable as a rental market.
They want to invest but feel handcuffed by the high prices and competition around them.
I say "dude, you need to pick a new...
Chris Jensen
How do you really feel about Zillow and Trulia?
So I've thought about this for a long time, and I'm genuinely curious. Do real estate agents and brokers really hate sites like Zillow and Trulia? They're my go-to sites for doing initial, preliminary research on a ...
Account Closed
My Favorite Business Tools For Airbnb
Knowing what tools, software and resources to use can make all the difference when running a business on Airbnb. Here are some of the top tools that I recommend for this business model and just in general.
Market Res...
Eric Odum
Loopnet Changes coming in Feb
I am curious what others are doing with this service. Starting in Feb, the search feature is going away and they are forcing people on to CoStar. I am a broker, but seriously considering just dropping it all togethe...
Sebastian Garcia
Real Estate APIs and Data Science
Hello everyone!Quick bit about me- I'm a data scientist working in NYC and literally just started looking into REI a week ago. Mostly because of the dream I have of retiring early with a nice cash flow, but also partl...
Mike M.
Prior Tenant Documentation Retention Period
I'm on my second set of tenants in my first two properties. I have the prior tenants' application, lease, DL's, paystubs, etc... What is everyone's experience with needing to hold on to this information? I can see ...
Jim Viens
Mailing lists for Kansas
I'm having a bit of a problem with my first direct-mail campaign. I'm in Kansas City, KS and am trying to get a mailing list together but it appears there is an issue due to a rather inconvenient Kansas law. My questi...