Patrick M.
Airbnb's downturn and the ripple effects
An interesting article in the WSJ on the disaster that is befalling Airbnb hosts, both owners and sub-leasee's. It also touches on the potential effects on the people they employ and general housing market.
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Dan Handford
Not Investing Right Now? Here are the 4 reasons why
For those of you trying to raise capital right now in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, you will likely face challenges from your investors that are normally faithful in investing with your group.
Here are fou...
Chad U.
The argument for investing in Detroit's $500 houses
This ambitious young guy seems to have found his niche in Detroit!!! Do you think he'll make it in the long run? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/...
Collin Hays
The future of tourism and STRs
There is a lot of talk about the future of tourism during and post-COVID and how it will affect the behaviors and choices of vacationers. This is a great article. It make the case the "drive to" spots are going to b...
Andrea Bailey
Required to put my tenants up in a hotel??
Our tenants just moved in to a fully renovated B+ property and during the renovation the gas hot water heater was jarred loose and unknown to us started leaking. When they started using a lot of hot water (shower, lau...
Account Closed
Cost of Rat Control
I looked through a few of the previous forums on rat control and found a few interesting stories, but nothing regarding professional costs for the treatments. One of my tenants reported a rat under her sink, we had a...
Jeff Brown
Buy house in AZ as investment?
As a new investor/first-time, I'm thinking of buying a house in Arizona (Phoenix suburb like Surprise) and rent it out. Houses appear to be cheap (~100k) for 2,000 sq feet property and monthly rent is above $1,200 lea...
Paul F.
New tenant claiming cat allergies causing allergic reaction! Help
We are first time landlords and our tenant is moving in this week. We already did the walk through inspection and gave her the keys. However, we Just received a text from her that the "cat smell" is causing a severe r...
Vinney Chopra
Preparing for Corona Virus? - Multifamily
How is everyone preparing their apartment communities for the corona virus? What are you guys doing incase an outbreak happens?
Kenneth E.
How can I set up a local (Pittsburgh) BP meeting?
Hi all. I am thining about trying to set up a local get-together for BP members who live in the area. I searched "Pittsburgh" to see how many users are from the area, but I dont know how the search results are present...