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My name is Shamit, live in Arlington, Virginia, and I've been lurking around the forums for past couple of years, listening to podcasts, reading books, attending local REIA meeting, and now finally getting my stars al...
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BP Investors what has been your experience with Airbnb/VRBO vacation and short term rentals? What cities and property types do you have? Did you convert your long terms rentals into short term or did you convert some ...
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I'm heading to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area to look at some cabins (3 - 4 bedrooms). My analysis is showing projected annual income after expenses at about $30k (20% cash on cash return) using today's home values ...
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My husband and I live in MA. We are looking for LTR in FL. We have owned a multi-family in the past and got to experience ALL the pros and cons of being a landlord. We've seen rents DEcrease, 2+ months vacancies an...
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Hey all - Thought I'd throw this out there.....One of our places is fully booked - but on weekends only. It has been booked every single weekend of the entire year. And that is great! However, we really need to get th...
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I've been looking for a location in the Northern Texas and Oklahoma area not too far off route 66 we can purchase an affordable home to use as a second home and a STR while we are not there. So far my research has lan...