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Hello all, First, a little about me. I am 33 years old, married with a son who will turn 2 in two weeks and live outside of Dayton, OH. I have a Business Management degree and am currently working toward my MBA in He...
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We had a long term tenant move out in early November. They left the house in such a poor state that it took me over two months to effect all the repairs. We also live 45 miles away from the property, so I had to make ...
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Anyone have any takeaways from your own experiences that may apply? Creative strategies, wins, nightmares are welcome. Nuanced situation. Context:A house on our family farm is soon to be vacant. My extended family sti...
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Hello! Seeking advice on how you structure showings with potential tenants. This week I have had 2 properties to show and instead of zipping over there multiple times to show it we made 2 group showing times for each...
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My wife and I own a vacation rental in Panama City Beach, FL. We have typically used VRBO to list our property. I recently started listing on Airbnb as well and hoped that people with experience can provide some poi...
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By my calculations we've assisted nearly two dozen out of state or area investors acquire, furnish and launch vacation rentals on the Oregon Coast the past two years. The typical investor profile is GenX or millennial...
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I have a tenant who was 3 and half Months behind on paying rent. We had to wait a few more weeks for a court date, had to wait another business wk to get a writ, had to wait another 2 wks to get a call from the Sherif...
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This I believe this to be an honest question, is it impossible to acquire large amounts of loans anywhere if you have a relatively new credit card account, and no income for the last 12 months? If it is, then what sho...
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Hey all, I'm wondering what you all do when given a security deposit. Do you immediately put it in an escrow account or do you just keep it in your personal account? I've heard about landlords that pocket the deposit ...
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Does anyone have experience with out of state Airbnb investing? I’d love to chat and pick your brain a little bit! I’m in Utah and am looking at getting my first out of state property