Hey BP! As an extremely new investor with no experience looking to get into the game, what experiences do you have with pooling money together for a down payment. I know a couple buddies of mine want to also get start...

Hey BP Forum!     When you purchase a buy and hold property do you believe in making only necessary repairs or do you go in and gut the place even if it doesn’t help your ROI?     I’ve been going back and forth on thi...

Self Storage has always been touted as recession-proof but data is showing people are spending -50% less on it since Coronavirus quarantining. What do the experts in this space think? Are folks deciding to cancel memb...

First of all, I am a new real estate investor. My general strategy is buy-and-hold. I live in crazy California, so my real estate world is pretty bizarre.But, I think that a first time investor should think about star...

STR arbitrage business owner here! Turnovers/Cleanings are the biggest pain point in my business. Consistent attention to detail is rare. I have found many cleaners that do an excellent job sometimes. But few that do ...

Hey allWanted to get some advice on startup costs and cash flow breakdown for 2-bedroom STR condos in the midwest demographic where most of your cash flow comes in the warm months.  Specifically, we are in traverse ci...

I know the news just broke and it might be too soon to tell. But I would love to learn as a case study for investing in AirBNB and other STR. How much revenue does SXSW bring to the Austin investors and how will the l...

Hello! For those who have STR's and have a 3rd party management company in place - do you collect income directly and then disburse a percentage to the management co for their services, or do they collect all income f...

Investing as a syndication limited partner, when is capital returned.  I know there are alot of variables(buy hold, vs value add, etc), but what is typical.  Let's assume a buy an hold scenario that has stabilized.  I...

Hi all.

I've been reading a lot lately about institutional REITs and came across this article today: Starwood Waypoint Rises in First Day of Trading as a REIT (Bloomberg).

"Corporate landlords hav...