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Hello everyone, for the last year and a half I have been deeply considering and researching purchasing a vacation home. When I say that I mean, I want to buy a property and be able to visit there once in awhile, b...
Went by to check out a house today, and talked to one of the neighbors.
She said she's seen a ghost in the house next to the one I am interested in, and knows other people who have, too.
She said that house is a ren...
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Hi All,
My name is Jimmy and I'm new(ish) to real estate investing! I'm a 25 yr old who recently moved to the Bay Area, CA for a job to turbo charge my W2. Last year, I bought a condo in the area with an extra room I...
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Hey there!I am looking at investing in short term rental properties (airbnb, vrbo, etc) in Lexington. My partner grew up and went to school in Lexington, so I have mostly been relying on him for information about the ...
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Hi All,
I'd like to start by saying thank you to anyone taking the time to read this post and reply! This is my first post on BiggerPockets. I've been reading financial books on real estate and stock investing. I jus...
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Hello!In the near future, I will be making a move on a property that I will be house hacking.However, my soon to be wife is afraid that any roommates we may have that she does not personally know will turn out to be e...
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At one point somehow I accidentally paid my mortgage on an investment property twice in the same month.
That was dumb, I thought, after realizing my mistake. However, instead of calling the bank and trying t...
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I must admit, I do NOT have any Vacation Rental properties. I am however; fascinated by this niche, and in fact was the one that pushed to get a forum devoted to it. My question is this, how many of you actually have ...
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Just got a message from a current guest in one of my STRs. The family is there for 2 weeks. When they booked, she mentioned kids, but I assumed she had noted that the listing says 'not suitable for children'. (The hou...
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Hello BP! This past summer I completed my first deal diary and am here with another diary of an out of state rental property in Northeast Ohio. ( https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/522/topics/20... )Currently, I li...