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Hi - I am looking to purchase a property in the Smoky Mountains area and operate as a short term rental. Certain forums and podcasts I listed to mentioned that pools are a big trend currently though they tend to be in...
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My wife and I bought a property as our vacation home/airbnb rental in Verlot WA. We are very grateful to having Michael Haas from Compass as our agent. We learned a lot from him regarding the STR zoning and selections...
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My wife and I have been researching and visiting small multi-family properties in the Worcester, MA area. We're finding opportunities in the lower income areas but it seems most, if not all, barely meet the 1% rule......
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Hi everyone. We're just starting out in real estate investing. It's something I never considered before, since real estate where I live is so expensive that the thought of buying a second house just seems impossible. ...
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So here's the deal: I want to put YOUR photo on the front page of BP. Maybe not forever, but it would be cool to feature some BP members in front of their Rentals or Flips. I'm driving around the country right now. Ac...
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Hey folks,I live in Seattle and therefore am not looking to buy any rental real estate locally. For that reason, I've mostly been doing my research in out-of-state areas like Pittsburgh or The Triangle in North Caroli...
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Hello,I am Prudhvi Kadiyala. I am 25 years old from Tampa, Florida. I am a Civil engineer and got a full time job 3 months back. Now I want to earn passive income so that I can retire 10 years from now. That's my en...
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Found a REO that's been listed for 150 days. Needs a lot of renovations. It's a 4b/2b, 1,497sf, built in 1973, has a 2 car garage. List price is $275k. Found 3 very similar comps. First one sold for $319k on Sep 5, 3b...
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Hi All!I am looking to close on my first deal in the next 2-3 months and could use some advice about how to continue to build my portfolio from there. Situation:*I don't qualify for a conventional mortgage because I'm...
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I am about to become a first time landlord, on June 1...Til now, in my very short investing experience, I have only dealt with PM's and never directly with tenants. But I am willing to give it a try bc the place is a ...