First off, this will be my first post on BP and I am totally new to the real estate investment world.  My wife and I are looking to purchase a beach house on Long Beach Island New Jersey in the foreseeable future.  Lo...

Hello all at BP, My name is Kyle and I just received my M.A. in Education, teaching PE in the Bay Area in California. I am highly debating taking a job offer to teach in the San Diego area. After lurking on BP for a m...

In an earlier post, I mentioned I was purchasing a vacation rental property in Florida.  It took a few months, but we finally purchased a home that closed early this week.  The previous owner had several bookings in p...

My wife and I have done a fair amount of investing in cheap cash flow markets. Aside from two condos in NoVa, the second of which was sold earlier this year, we have no experience in high appreciation markets. We wish...

Hello Friends!I am very interesting in purchasing a small cabin up in Big Bear.  I would like to use it personally only a couple times a year and rent it out as a vacation rental the rest of the year.  I would like to...

I'm reading the thread where the tenant refused to pay the late fee and it got me thinking. Has anyone run a place with zero late rent policy? No fees, no excuses just a 3 day notice when rent is late. Not suggesting ...

Hello, I'm a real estate agent and investor in Boston, MA and the surrounding towns, i.e. the greater Boston area. (I have been considering venturing further away from the city in my investments, but have not done so ...

Hi Everyone! I'm a full-time musician and a long-time real estate investor (always done it part time),  I've owned a few student rentals, a duplex, a single family and I've always always rented out my basement whereve...

Hi all! I am a investor/landlord in the Western PA area who has acquired 22 units in 2 multi unit buildings. Knock on wood, very comfortable with where I am and heading right now in with this concept/plan. Really enjo...

We own our home in mountains of NC.  We recently bought a neighbor's property and operate it as a vacation rental on VRBO.com.  And even though it's been an active rental for just one year (2015), we've done very well...