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As someone who has paid to go through multiple real estate training programs and mentorships, I'm curious to know your thoughts on what I have experienced, observed, learned, and discovered in the past few years. Here...
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Hello! New to STR and new to BiggerPockets. I am a full time real estate agent and have just reached the point where I can start investing myself. I found a place in a vacation area (2.5 hours away from me by car) tha...
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I am commited to buying a Short Term Rental, I have done my research and am ready! The only question/concern I have comes down to the market. I want to purchase a cabin in The Smoky Mountains, TN. The only concern I h...
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I've researched attempting to locate data. So far, it's all predictive analysis. I want to hear from the actual STR operators, how has your business been impacted since March 2022 when the market shifted until now? In...
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Hey Bigger Pockets members,
My name is Vinicius; I am looking into purchasing my first investment property. I work/live in Miami area and the market here looks very hard right now. I have been looking into the Miam...
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I found a brand new townhome in Kissimmee with luxury finishes, resort style amenities, the whole nine. The price is $435K and I was thinking of doing 20% down. This townhome is a 5 bed/ 4 bath with 2020 sqft so it's ...
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Hi everyone!I have an opportunity to purchase a lot in Jamaica Beach at (what I think) is a discounted price from a family member. I would love to build a small beach house (1000-1200sq ft) on the lot and rent it out ...
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ok. So I realize this may be a loaded and polarizing question, but just putting it out there:What is the point of having a wholesaler?Isn't that what real estate agents are for? To "find" the deals?I say this out of ...
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Hello to all! I'm going to be moving back to North Carolina and my wife and I are moving to Fayetteville, NC (my hometown) and and are considering buying a duplex or quad and residing in one for a hopefully short peri...