Hey,I’m pretty new to the self managing vacation rental game. We have a beach house that states very clearly no pets allowed in the house rules. The guest has signed a renter agreement and paid a $500 security deposit...

Below is the correspondence with gohoming this morning. They are a BPO auction house and are posting "Minimum Bids" which once met, are somewhat less than "Reserve" which they will not disclose. So you have any experi...

Dear members!Just got this report from my management company and it says:"- Repairs & Maintenance - Plumbing repair - Bathtub needs to be snaked out. $294.00"Is this sounds reasonable?The bathtub is pretty small, ...

Just closed on my 3rd rental. This beauty was built in 1977.I learned today how much "fun" there was in trying to peel off painted popcorn ceiling. It definitely doesn't want to come off easy. I've already taken out a...

Hi BP fam hope all is well!
I wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with buying a home that needed to have an oil tank removed due to leakage into the ground. Seller does not have the funds to do it themsel...

We own an 11 unit property that has had numerous issues with sewage backups since we bought it about 3 years ago.  Place was empty when we bought it and in horrendous shape due terrible tenants and awful management co...

I prefer older buildings when it comes with rental.   They tend to have better bones and better quality construction...but I hate the bathrooms that comes in teal, pink, yellow, green, blue...I have nine bathrooms in ...

I composed an offer letter for my real estate agent to send out and it included pictures of my wife and our new baby. 
After sending out 10 offer letters, I found out she hasn't been including our photos. When I aske...

We don't allow pets in our airbnb as it is our first airbnb and rental property. We do this because we know pets come with odor and hair and we don't want to ruin our nice furniture. We have a monthly booking that jus...

Did a search for this and couldn't find a lot of discussion about pets in STR, only LTR.  I am trying to rent my "winter" home in St. Pete, FL for 6 months while I'm gone (in 30-day minimum increments thanks to my HOA...