Looking for some advise or feedback from anyone that is or has done short term vacation rentals, I am working on a couple of deals that should produce a decent cash flow but would just like to hear some personal exper...

My fiancé and I moved out of her house in November, and we rented the house out starting the first week of December. Her normal water bill is about $30 a month. (3 bedroom, one bath, no dishwasher, 2.5 people living t...

Hello all!I'm a long time "lurker" in the BP community, so this intro is well overdue! My wife and I are part-time real estate investors with full-time jobs, a project manager and a doctor.We have 3 rental properties ...

My guess is that you had mixed thoughts when you originally read the name of this topic. I wanted to generate as much interest in it as possible and hope it will serve as kind of a warning to a lot of people here on ...

I recently closed a building with 24 residential units and it is more than 100 years old.I have talked with a designer/architect about interior design.His quotation is around 21k for all the units.Is the quotation rea...

Hi friends! I am a new investor from San Francisco, looking to begin buy-and-hold investing in Houston. (I have family in Pearland.) I am seeking advice on picking the right neighborhoods. My husband and I love Housto...

What’s the best practice when you are planning to sell a STR property? Should you quit taking booking all together? Offer to manage existing bookings for the buyer? Sell the reservations with the property? Something e...

Hi all,I am closing on my first deal 7/1/24, it's a duplex up-down 2b/1b units with a single garage. I am looking to move into the top unit occupying 1 bed, and looking to furnish the other 3 bedrooms and purpose shar...

Hi Everyone,   I am a new member from Dublin CA. My husband and I are planning to buy our 1st investment/ rental property in the East Bay area and are looking for some advise.  Our budget is around $500K ( Looking for...

Hi everyone,

I moved to the USA 3 years ago from Singapore and am very interested in learning the ropes as much as I can. I have bought and sold several properties in Australia, where I lived for 10 years and Singapo...