Alex Hake
Working with companies like Vacasa?
Hey Everyone,Its Alex on the Coast again. I try to analyse a deal every day, and lately I have been analyzing a lot of vacation homes managed by companies like Vacasa. Has anyone had success investing in vacation rent...
Julia Bykhovskaia
Accounting/Bookkeeping for your STRs - what do you do?
Since I am very new and green, I'll continue to crowdsource insights/ideas. How do you keep track of your expenses for each property? I want to be able to have separate P&L statements for each property. I am think...
Amy Sommers
Capitalization rate (cap rate)
Amy from AL here...what is cap rate? What's a good cap rate and why? What's a bad cap rate and why?
Ken Kwok
Investing in Cambria, CA? Water wait list for 20 years + already
Recently I am researching a small and beautify city in California, Cambria.A 5,000 sq ft. lot only cost 30-50K with ocean and mountain view. BUT, there is no water supply currently and instead, they have a water wait ...
Curt Bixel
STR Capital Short term rental in Columbus Ohio
I listed one of my Duplexes on Zillow as being for rent and available. Shortly after that, I was contacted by a representative from STR Capital, a property management company in Columbus, Ohio. She sent the followin...
F. Ramon Vill
Cleveland vs. Rochester vs. Buffalo for cash-flow?
Hello everyone, I am new to this site and I am totally green to investing in real-estate. However, this is something I have been wanting to do for about 8 years, and I am finally in the position to do so.Here is my s...
Tamara Taylor
203k nightmare - The work isn't done and we're over budget
Hello everyone,I was very happy to buy my first REO at the end of 2015. The plan was to rehab the house, live in it for a while, sell in 1 - 2 years, make a profit and buy another investment property. Mistake #1 - I h...
Kyle M.
kitchen and bathroom rehab - buy&hold
Hi guys, I am looking at a condo that could use some updating in the kitchen, bathroom, and flooring. The area that I am investing is an upscale area where I can achieve $1,000+ in rent for 1br apartments. The prope...
Lance Riggen
Flip got broken into- Insurance doesn't cover theft- suggestions?
So our current flip got broken into, hand tools stolen (yes I know, it was the first time I forgot to bring them home with me) but the door got kicked in and broke the frame/door and they stole the new range too........
Jacob Elbe
Do I really need a chimney liner?
I'm buying a duplex and the home inspector brought up a concern about the furnaces and hot water heaters venting into the old chimney on the house. There are no fireplaces. I've never heard of this before, so am hop...