Kelsey Folger
Can’t find college renters due to COVID
We are down to the wire here trying to find college students for our rental that we purchased during COVID. Many places are still available near campus and with the end of August nearing and our money running out with...
Nicole A.
Give me your thoughts on lightening up my living room!
Hi everyone!This is my *personal* home...not a rental. I live in a contemporary-style Cedar home. We have updated it a lot over the years and now I'm beginning on my living room.The living room has a cathedral ceiling...
Joel Oh
Do you really need a STR insurance?
Hi guys, I know I will get a lot of hates from this but does STRs insurance really good as their price?From my experience so far, Airbnb never failed to cover any issues I had caused by guests. Also in case of fire or...
Steve Maye
Looking at short term rentals for the first time. Need advice
I have have had 2 long term rental properties for about 10 years. Now I am considering a short term rental in an area like Florida or Gulf Shores, AL. I would like to be able to use it when it is not rented. I was...
Christopher Stewart
High End Class A ENTITLED renters
I have had a couple of typical 3 bdr/2bath suburban long term rentals over the years and generally the tenants are pretty realistic. I recently moved out of much more expensive home and renting it. It's 7k/month rent ...
Nathan McDonald
Security Deposit Questions (Minnesota)
I recently bought a duplex (my first property) late Jan. 2020 and inherited tenants for one of the units. The tenants had a lease from September 2018 - August 2019 and were on a month to month after that. I gave them ...
Thomas Cuddihy
Loan Options - Primary Residence vs. Investment Property rules
Hi, all! My name is Thomas and I am at the VERY beginning of my real estate investing journey. Bigger Pockets has helped my confidence to get started, so I'm very excited to be here. I currently reside in Montgomery C...
Bronson Simmons
How do you tenant-proof your rentals?
How do you tenant proof your rentals? I was listening to BP show 48 and they gave a few ideas. I listed a few of them they discussed plus some from this post. What else do you do?
Screen tenants thoroughlyUse 5/8 dry...
Hal Cranmer
Brainstorming a business idea
I am a real estate investor and have two duplexes that I'm about to buy and flip. I was talking to my sister-in-law (SIL) who is an interior designer the other day. She and I came up with the idea of using her CAD ...
Chris Sweeney
New source for inexpensive corded vinyl blinds
Home Depot and Lowe's (and Walmart, etc.) have unfortunately stopped carrying the inexpensive 1" vinyl blinds that use cords for raising/lowering the blinds. They were $5-10 each (depending on size) and work great ...