Hi.  Could someone give me their experience with Quickbooks, Quicken, or any other accounting software?  My rental property is small and doesn't generate too much income, but I have expenses that I need organized.  An...

Since I'm a complete n00b here and can't offer much in the ways of investment knowledge, I'd like to just offer up my experience and research on slate roofing and steam heating. I'm as close to an expert on both as I ...

Looking at a house near Ocala Florida being at auction with tenant in place and I cannot preview so its a wild card. Have seen pictures, they look normal. Not really a sinkhole where the ground collapsed but did have ...

Hi all! I’m hoping to find some help and insight here. We run a small boutique hotel business, essentially STR units. (Classified as a boutique hotel in order to accommodate the large military community here.) We’re s...

I know Oakland has some seriously tough tenant laws. As far as I know the max rent increase at the moment is around 1% per year, which is a joke. I wonder though if it is legal to add potential future rent increases i...

Hey guys, was considering house hacking here in Philadelphia - Pennsylvania.
Got approved for a mortgage, found a local real estate agent and started visits.
The best way to cash-flow here seems to rent out bedroom...

Hey BP,
I just bought an older house (1910-ish) split into five apartments (~2700 square feet total). They aren't separately metered so the utilities are included in their price of rent. The electric bill was about d...

I closed on my house on yucca valley ( west of Joshua tree at jan 25th, I applied for the short term rental almost 45 days ago and still haven’t heard a word. I'm wondering if I can start my Airbnb process while I’m w...

Is anyone a member or know someone who is? Is this like costco for homes or more like Ronco :roll:

just curious, it seems like a good Idea from the infomercial but then again it's an infomercial.

Any thoughts? I ca...

I'm looking to put a lake house into the short term rental market.  It's in a good area with high weekly rental expected (> $5,000 per week in peak season).  Looking for some insight from experienced STR's about wh...