Doug Haisten
Direct Mail Interview
I started my first direct mail campaign and got my first response. The last week or so I had a few "scripts" for the initial interview I had been practicing with but one of the first questions I was asked was "how did...
Leisa Neal
Galveston STR.... nice or basic?
I closed on my first house in Galveston in Feb. 2019. It's in the Historic District. It was a STR for 4 years before we bought it and we had stayed there several times. I wanted it for my personal getaway, but also...
Hamilton Borden
Insurance on Sub To
I bought a house sub too! Kudos to Pace and Bigger Pockets! The house was going into foreclosure. I caught the payments up and deeded the property into my name. So I am the current owner of the house and have made 2 p...
Ravi Rai
First time showing a property for rent as a landlord
So I bought a two family 5 bed apartment located in a student rental area (paid $128,00 currently rented for $1800 a month). The apartment was already rented until the school year (May 2013). The current tenants have...
Clay Kramer
How to Analyze a Market for Self Storage Deals
Hi,I've been looking into self-storage, but market evaluation seems very different than residential. Does anyone have some tips on how to analyze a market when evaluating deals? I'm primarily looking into purchasing...
Alex Withorn
Revenue Management Strategies
I am curious to use the hive mind to learn about best practices for revenue management for short-term rentals.One trick I have used is to crash prices for undesirable dates, or dates that would otherwise go un-booked....
Account Closed
Q&A with Sarah Weaver and Zeona McIntyre
What burning 🔥 questions do you have about medium-term (30+ day) rentals? Drop all your questions below and 30-Day Stay authors, Sarah Weaver and Zeona McIntyre will answer them live on:
- BiggerPockets Instagram: We...
Tim C.
Modern Day Landlording on Auto-pilot?
I have recently read Landlording on Auto-pilot by Mike Butler. A good book for tips on systems, etc. However, some of the book is a little outdated. I'm trying to decide whether to begin property managing on my own...
Neal Collins
What investors forget when penciling a Vacation Rental
There is a lot of hype around Vacation Rentals. It's true that they can generate higher cash flows compared to long term rentals, but there are many factors that I think people overlook when they haven't done a vacati...
Christina Linn
Laundromat in Wyoming
Investment Info:
commercial investment investment.
Purchase price: $180,000
Cash invested: $110,000
This investment has tons of potential and started making us money on day 1. It's an old outdated l...