When flipping a property managing costs becomes essential to ensuring a good return-on-investment. But as a savvy investor, it is important to understand which expenditures are justifiable and can help move a property...

Hi all-Getting close to closing on a prop about 90 miles from where I live.  My first STR, and plan on splitting between self use and renting to help offset costs.  We've sent out a cohost request and most hosts are a...

Hi all, I had some tenants move in last month to a 3/2 SFR (I just closed on the property a month prior) and I really like them a lot. Good people. Anyways, the first day in, we realized the hot water heater needed re...

Hey BP'ers  Curious and interested in hearing what STR owners and investors on Hilton Head island and surrounding areasthink about what SHOULD be included in their turnover cleans, as well as what "extra" chores they ...

I buy single family residential homes and usually spend between $5K-$10K rehabbing them into rentable condition before placing tenants in them. It includes anything from painting to replacing light bulbs to hangin...

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I moved across the country this weekend. I rented a place off craigslist last month. My lease started at the beginning of June. I'm in a college town so the rental market is tight so we wanted to ...

Hi,I want to see what is the strategy landlord and property management is used for maintenance and repair requests.Do you use something in the lease to let the tenant know what they are responsible for and if you do h...

I have a house that I rented to college students for the past 3-4 years... The general experience has been good, as these students usually find replacement roommate when they graduate, so I never had any vacancy for y...

New to bigger pockets forums. I thought I would give it a try and see what discussion will arise from a topic that is not common to this forum.

As an Architectural Engineer that lives and breathes construction, I w...

I recently bought an old apartment in Coolidge Corner, Brookline MA. It is a very populated commercial area. The apartment lacks a lot of fixes. It has cracked painted wallpaper all over the place. It also has kitchen...