Alexander Babbie
Sell or rent out my house?
Hello all,My wife and I bought a house in Plattsburgh, NY about two years ago. The house is a 2400 sq foot, 3 bed, 3 bath, big pool and hot tub. Since we bought the house, I have put about $15,000 into it, as I have...
Kalpesh Gada
Looking to buy a property in Scottsdale, Arizona
I am looking to buy a single family home in Scottsdale. I am planning to list it for short term rentals. I am curios to know if I should buy the one with or without pool. The prices are much cheaper without the pool a...
Scott Goulet
Correct Liability/Insurance for Airbnb/vrbo with a pool
Hi BP, I am under contract for an airbnb property that has a pool. Can anyone discus s the specific coverage for insurance or liability protection I should be looking at? Currently I have an umbrella policy, and i was...
Mitch Davidson
Compared to STR, MTR isn't a huge, expanding market
I purchased a new primary residence in Asheville, NC in 2018, and the property included a 1-bedroom cottage. The cottage was an STR, in defiance of Asheville’s rules, and I immediately converted it to an MTR (i.e., fu...
Jacoby Atako
Starting with the renter first?
Has anyone ever bought a home because they had a renter in mind they wanted to work with? Especially in this market houses are overpriced, as we all know. But if you know of a renter with good history, was in their ...
Elizabeth Gupta
Screening Tenants California
I have about 10 applicants for a property. One of the applicants is a Section 8 applicant in the state of California.
(1) I want to be conscious when screening tenants, I am wondering should I have them all apply a...
Nicholas Ferraro
Looking for ideas
Looking at a property currently with long term tenants. Property has an in law suite but cannot be used as a duplex renting to two separate tenants, according to the town. Lower level in-law suite needs to be complete...
Cynthia Elder
NAR "Put Homeownership First!"
The National Association of Realtors is requesting the FHA to more heavily scrutinize the loans they issue in order to protect communities from absentee landlords and to push for more involvement of other local area e...
Pete Schiebel
Is it common to require first and last month's rent for new tenants?
Hello, newbie landlord question here: Is it common to require first month's rent, last month's rent, and a security deposit for new tenants? I'm aware that Florida doesn't have hard limits on what is required up front...
Account Closed
First deal: how to maximize ROI
Hello, new to real estate and need some advice on creative financing.4/2 SFR built in 2005 (pool and screened-in patio included) just came on the market. Desirable neighborhood with great schools. Comps average $23...