The tenant thinks I'm responsible to pay to trap a skunk that's bothering them by hanging out stinking up the yard and messing with their cat .  Seems a stretch to me, but the wife said if it were rats in the yard we'...

On his current cross country tour, "The Burning Down The House Tour", no that's not the right name, that's somebody else's tour; its the "All Weather Tour"; says that real estate should NOT be part of your investment ...

One of my houses has 4 bedrooms but we only use 2 as sleeping rooms so as to discourage the larger party groups (we made the others a yoga room and an office). And we price it accordingly lower.So I had a young lady d...

Hello.   I'm new to this forum and there seem to be some very knowlegable folks here!
We are in the process of moving from Oregon to Idaho and have a complicated potential 1031 situation.  We are selling our vacation...

Hi All!  Still trying to lock down a tax pro who is familiar with the STR strategies, but in the mean time- I’ve got some questions.  I just started my AirBnB, it’s a full time investment property.  According to most ...

Well, since you already know that I'm a new Investor in Philly, and since BP is very much a social site, here are some facts about me that are NOT related to REI:  -  I'm an actor.  Mostly on stage -- I'm a nut for Sh...

Does anyone here in the Milwaukee area attend the local REIA?  I have a busy work schedule and travel a lot, I was wondering if it was a good place to learn and worth the networking?

Hi everyone!

I'm a recent graduate (22 yrs old) of Columbia University in NYC with a B.A. in Financial Economics. I just got a position to work as a real estate sales agent with a boutique brokerage in Manhat...

I have been using AirBnB for a few months and have really enjoyed it!  Now Virginia has passed some extreme laws about writting letters to neighbors, asking the government for permission, registering as a business, et...

All,I hope you are doing great.I have an apartment 2bed/1 bath that I own and I am not sure if I should rent it out as a short-term rental/airbnb or long term. I heard the tax rates for short-term rentals are higher a...