Right now I am at the beginning journey of acquiring my first short-term rental. I have done much research and found a handful of locations. I am between Outer Banks, NC., and Apollo Beach, FL. Outer Banks shows 18% b...

I just saw this on a FB group. Thought I'd share for those that might ever need something like this. Thoughts on this? I almost needed it with my last guest.... :-)UNHAPPY GUEST response: Dear Guest, Home is where the...

So I have bought my first 5 plex. And I would like some inspiration on how to improve cash flow. I will, however, try to make the thread as wide as possible, so that many people might find things that they can use. Th...

Need opinion on deal I'm trying to structure.

Seller has a house that would easily sell for $89,900 AS-IS. She doesn't want to sell outright, but she has to do something because she owes about $20,000 in property tax...

I have a 3 bedroom condo that was rented out for 2 years to a tenant. After an inspection, I noticed that there is a strong smell of cigarette smoke. Now they have moved out, but the smell lingered. How do I get that ...

Hi everyone,I'm in the process of purchasing a house on short sale.  It is sided with natural cedar shakes.  Here in the damp-ish climate of NJ, the shakes turn an unattractive kind of black after years of weather exp...

Hello! First post on Bigger Pockets:) My husband and I will be closing on our first STR in about 3 weeks!!! It's located in Sevierville, which is about 4 hours away from our home. We hope to have the property set up o...

As a first time landlord I am still trying to learn everything that comes with it. This is a long story, so please bear with me.My tenants recently moved out. Over their stay of three years, we were trying to do it ri...

Thanks for reading my first post.

We are in the process of rehabbing a 2-unit house that is over 100 years old. The tenant that most recently lived in the first floor apartment was a bona fide hoarder. He had a littl...

Hello BP family I have a vacancy for a rental and I am in the process of screening a tenant and he is self employed how can I get a proof of income from him if he doesn’t have pay stubs since he’s self employed?