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Hello everyone,I am new to the BP and new to real-estate investing. My husband and I are in the process now of trying to buy a Destin, FL condo. We had no idea that all of the coastal condos there are considered "Cond...
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Hello, I plan on retiring in the next year or so, and I am considering buying a condo in the Destin, Florida area. I plan to live in it in the winter months (October - Apr), and utilize it as a vacation rental in the ...
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I'm new to the community and love it so far! I've noticed many investors are choosing Columbia as a real estate investment. I'm wondering why people are choosing Columbia? the fact that the citizens of Columbia are no...
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What measures do you take to differentiate yourself from the competition and highlight your property in a saturated market?
In a saturated market, the key lies in highlighting the uniqueness of your property. In our ...
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Any American real estate investors here with experience investing in foreign markets (especially Europe) who would like to share their story?One of my dreams has always been to build a global real estate network and s...
Hi all - I am looking to buy my first STR in a vacation/destination market on the east coast. I'd like the investment to:1. be in a market where the regulations are pretty settled at this point (i.e., limited to no lo...
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I am looking for a reasonably priced vacation home or condo close to the ocean. Either west or east coast but where the winters are warm. Trying to find places where the likelihood of being able to rent during off se...
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Good evening all! So after lots of readings and speaking with some of the people here, Im leaning towards Florida Panhandle market as one of my top 2 choices. From what I understand, best income is to be made in bigge...
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Let me preface by saying of course I understand COVID-19 and its economic effects are a tragic situation. With that said, it is also a situation that will obviously create a lot of opportunity.
For example... a city ...
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I am planning on getting my first STR property and wondering where to invest ? Are there any websites that will give us the data on top AirBnB/VRBO destination with Average bookings, number of people visiting these de...