Happy Wednesday everyone,I have a question that I've been pondering. After sitting on the sidelines for a long time, my wife and I are finally moving from interested, to serious in our pursuit of a STR. We're likely g...

I have a prospective tenant that is eager to move b/c he is living out of a hotel now (in the midst of a divorce; divorce hasn't finalized yet).He hasn't started the application process yet but when I mentioned cost t...

What kinds of improvements add the best value? We currently have two flips in process, and I want to make sure we don't waste capital on improvements that won't return value. I will give you the general specs for this...

I'm analyzing properties that can be used as a long-short rental for 30-90 days at a time. Mainly for travel nurses but for anyone looking for the same kind of rental. Does anyone have experience with this? I've been ...

Ive had about 50 or more inquiries on my rental over the last two weeks. After I pre-screened, Only 5 of them have actually showed up for a showing, and a few filled out the online application that I had to kindly dec...

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I am a buy and hold real estate investor in Colorado. I recently had an interesting situation where I would acquire a single family home with a fantastic long term tenant. The tenant is clean, ke...

I, like most of owners with more than a handful of leases, tend to put some sort of separation between the tenants and me.  With most properties, this separation, usually via a management company,  is desired to preve...

Hey everyone! I am writing a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” in real estate. I am currently looking for TENANT "mistake" stories, in particular inherited tenants ...

I own 2 STR in Big Bear and manage / Co-host 10 others.  Now looking into Joshua Tree. I know many buy in Yucca and still do well on AirBnB / Short Term - but is it better to be in JT proper? Does walking distance to ...

I'm a big fan of big data. You might even call me a fanboy when it comes to the benefits of big data as an investor. With big data I am able to reduce my costs, better manage my assets and as was recently pointed o...