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Hello my BP STR people! What do you find easier, hiring a maid part time to clean your AirBnBs or paying a cleaning service a monthly fee? In your experience what are benefits or drawbacks of each? Thanks!
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I know variations of this question have been asked, but I mostly see it in relation to flips. Does an extra $100.00 per month in rent sound realistic for using stainless steel over white kitchen appliances, ...
I recently had a long term tenant move out. They had dogs, and the carpet is really smelling doggy now. The carpet has been cleaned by commercial cleaners (they actually cleaned it one day, I came to check out the p...
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We have a rental property that is about to be rented out again. All of the appliances are white and the oven is on it's last legs. I've read plenty of support for purchasing SS for rentals, but what about just one? ...
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** This Thread is for high turnover hostsBuy the cheap ones at TJ Max and replace them every 4 months or buy the $100 sheets at Macy's and hope to replace them less often? More importantly.... Do you have a link to th...
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Hello,I have been interested in buying a vacant lot and building a duplex on it. I have never built anything before, and have only bought two single family homes that were built decades ago. I am hesitant to purchase ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $140,000
Cash invested: $8,000
Contributors:
Alison Nowotarski
Single Family 3/2 Br/Ba 1350ft^2 in ...
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How do you ad value to your Airbnb? I've hear multiple ways of doing so. For example, some will have a gift basket or cookies ready for them when they get there. Another person added the families last name on a welcom...
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How much should you spend on a make ready. Most owners, myself included would like to have a good ball park number, depending on the property I am buying or turning over after a move out. Everybody has different opini...
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Could we deduct 50% of the security deposit as a new tenant placement expense when the previous tenant breaks the lease? or only cleaning and damage expenses? Thx