does anyone have any recommendations for a good book or other resources for information about investing in and self managing a vacation rental?

As an amateur starting out, is it better to start with rentals for cash flow or flipping? 

Hi all!Long-time BP podcast lurker and amateur investor here located in northeast Italy. Originally from the Nashville, TN area, my wife and I quit our secure, well-paying jobs, sold our primary residence and moved he...

Hello all,My name is Harold F. Hawkins II and I have decided to become a real estate investor, so that I can supplement my income, where I would like to make an extra $75,000 a year.I am currently located in the Lawre...

Fellow investors,I expect this topic has been discussed ad nauseam on here but I thought I would share my tale of woe anyway to help others avoid making the same mistakes I did.  In August of last year I came across a...

I'm making offers on homes near a resort, where a large fraction of homes serve as STRs.  As I crunch the numbers for how much net income can be expected from STRs there, it seems that the housing market prices do not...

Hi EveryoneI'm new to real estate investing and this is also my first forum post on BP. I purchased land about 6 months ago and my goal is to develop the land. More specifically, I want to build my own home. I've gott...

I'm considering selling a couple of houses I own in Anaheim and Fullerton. My wife and I are both agents but are not what I would call short sale experts.

A short sale expert in my eyes is someone that does most, if...

I'm looking through Craigslist to buy a used DSLR so that I can take better photos when I list a place for rent. But, I'm not a camera guy so I really don't know what to look for except that I need a DSLR camera in...

Hey Bigger Pockets family. So I'm still new to real estate investing (a little over 2 months) and I've been sending direct mail every day for the past month and still no contact. I hand write every piece of mail and s...