The house had an old fridge in great working condition. The small kitchen had white Frigidaire appliances, and I had cabinets painted and cosmetic upgrades but did not replaced the appliances at the time. The fridge i...

Hi:I just bought a rental property a while back and it is now vacant. My daughter is a college student and she asked me if she could rent a room in the 3 br house and find other students to rent the other two rooms.  ...

I rarely start a thread, but today I had an experience that I just have to share.

A year ago, I thought I'd hit the jackpot. A single mom with two teenagers (15 &16) moved into one of my rentals. She had two ot...

My wife and I are interested in a beachfront vacation rental and I have two initial questions that I’d appreciate some feedback on.

1). Where is your beachfront rental?
2). How many days was it rented in 2017?
3)....

I've received a few direct messages over the last few months regarding this thread:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/20...So, rather than typing everything out every single time, I figured I would post a...

Hi Everyone,We are closing on a vacation rental on Hutchinson Island, Ft Pierce Florida 1st week in December and have been talking to the folks from Evolve Vacation Rentals.  They charge a flat rate of 10% and list on...

A long time friend is looking to cash out of his duplex rental property to get away from tenants and pay off his primary home. He has it on the market now for $95k. He said he'd sell to me for $60k.

- Property gros...

Hey Folks, I'm sure the answer varies by market and experience, but I wanted to see what advice some of you may have when considering professional management and STR. Here is the situation: I am purchasing a 2BR/2BA c...

As I am trying to figure out my real estate niche, I keep coming back to the discussion of whether I should rent to (or target) college students or families.  To help me decide I was hoping to list the pros/ cons of e...