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Hello, everyone - I'm currently working my way through J Scott's books and taking notes. I'm a buy-and-hold investor by nature but it seems acquiring distressed properties and adding value through renovation (minor or...
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Whew! I was wondering how long it would take to get my first booking without having any reviews. I dropped my prices below the competition for the first week, and then used the algorithm suggested by VRBO. Turns ou...
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I know the "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" is one of the most popular books on REI. I just finished the book last week and it seemed to have different ideology than the majority of investors on the forum and o...
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This is a two part question. Hypothetically speaking, if I had 20 different properties that I did short term rentals with, is there the potential to create a personal branded website where people could book my rentals...
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any good strategies or books for scouting or analyzing houses
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Hi im new to real estate and would like to know all the best books to read before i start to invest. Im interested in flipping but not sure if this would be the best route. What would you personally do if you had 200k...
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Currently reading Brandon Turner’s book on Rental Property Management. Wanting to manage my first rental myself, budgeting in management so that I can outsource it in the future. In regards to book keeping, what are s...
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Doing an enemy analysis and wow . .. . Does not look good for hosts. Initial search is centered on Yucca Valley to encompass everything from YV and north to Landers and east to Joshua Tree. For a short notice booking ...
My name is Ken I'm out here in Brooklyn NY and I really want to start investing in real-estate in my area. My main focus right now is wholesaling and multi family rentals an would appreciate any reading you could su...
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This question was actually inspired by the new BiggerPockets book by David Greene about long-distance investing. As those of you who read it probably know, the book doesn't really pertain to wholesaling as opposed to ...