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I own and self manage several properties in Hawaii via VRBO and AirBnB. I've never had any major problems but i've recent incident that caused me to make an adjustment to all my rental agreements going forward.I had ...
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yep, about a foot of water in my basement apartment in my triplex. Called the flood insurance company, but my deductible is fairly high ($5k) so I'm looking to still do this cleanup on the cheap. Anybody have any good...
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Hello, I am new to BP and have been listening to podcasts, going through forums and posts. What a great site to connect us REI's and tons of useful information that already has been put in motion. I have started worki...
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I own 2 STR in Big Bear and manage / Co-host 10 others. Now looking into Joshua Tree. I know many buy in Yucca and still do well on AirBnB / Short Term - but is it better to be in JT proper? Does walking distance to ...
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Hey BP Forum! When you purchase a buy and hold property do you believe in making only necessary repairs or do you go in and gut the place even if it doesn’t help your ROI? I’ve been going back and forth on thi...
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Well now I'm diving in to the really noob questions. Our other investment property was 100% flipped 2 years before we purchased it so I'm questioning what areas are worth spending money and what aren't. First up is he...
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Hi BP, My husband and I are currently under contract on a 4-unit property located in Miami, FL. We plan to house-hack this property (live in one of the units and rent the others for at least one year). We just finishe...
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Hi,I live in Texas and it gets HOT here... I have yearly maintenance done on all A/C units to ensure they are working properly. When an A/C unit stops working tenants will make this an urgent emergency. My A/C guy i...
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Hey, hive mind.I'm a flipper who's not having a great time flipping. I'd really like to get into STR's and I'm trying to figure out how people find STR's that work even with a mortgage. Is this a situation where you n...
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Good afternoon all,So I have been lurking around and listening to the pod casts for several months now so I figured I would say hi. I live in Fort Myers FL, but am looking at Memphis to start purchasing rental propert...