I keep hearing that homeowners insurance is high in Florida because of hurricanes, which makes sense. I am assuming it is not high state-wide, but in the areas that have history of hurricane damage to homes. Is this t...

There are more than a few of us dreaming of earning passive income from the beach, but how can that beach house or unique property work for you? Check out the new BiggerPockets book by Avery Carl "Short-Term Rental, L...

Hi BP network! I'm considering investing in a 3BR property (home) near the coast. However, it's not directly waterfront. It's approximately 12 minute drive to the beach, and 4 minute drive to the river/marsh. We'r...

Thanks to everyone for sharing their insight and advice. I'm a new investor and this site is of great help to me. I've read a lot about success stories...I was wondering if anyone would like to share the mistakes they...

I’m a first time investor and looking to invest in a second home/vacation rental in the Myrtle beach area. Does anybody have experience with beachfront smaller condominium complexes? Are they worth it? Lucrative? What...

Life is too short to not have a little fun!

Me (don't worry I'll keep it short and sweet!):

Glassblowing (well, actually flameworking), here I use a propane / oxygen / compressed air mix and a German torch to heat u...

Hi All!Currently looking to purchase our first vacation rental/second home with 10% down. We live in the metropolitan Washington DC area and as you can imagine, its pretty expensive to really pay 10% on anything here ...

Hey BP family, we've decided to add a basement apartment to our house and we're trying to decide if we should go with a long-term renter or if we should try short-term (think traveling nurses / doctors, not Air BNB) a...

I've received a few direct messages over the last few months regarding this thread:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/20...So, rather than typing everything out every single time, I figured I would post a...