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Good morning! I’m about to start renting my first short term rental and have been hearing that it’s essential to have a smart lock. When I do my research there are tons of options. Does anyone have a favorite brand th...
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Hi, can anyone give me suggestions on programs or systems to use for keeping better track of rehabbing projects and records? My husband and I are working on our fourth rehab and I am terrible at the paperwork aspect,...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $200,000
Sale price: $313,000
This home was purchased with a no money down program in Colorado so our initial out o...
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Hi all! I am looking to learn as much as I can about the rental market here in the Bay Area. I believe even though the prices are high, there is opportunity to be had.Anyone in the SF Bay Area/East Bay successfully h...
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I see posts in the BP Community about a collapse of the values of MF properties (reduction of cash influx from COVID, rental assistance programs, increasing supply from builders, lagging impact of recession, etc). I a...
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Hi all! I know there have been a number of discussions around project management software/apps. My question, however, is which program or application have you found that is the simplest in terms of being seamlessly wo...
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Hey BP community!Over the last year, I have developed a big interest in real estate investing and have been an avid follower of everything BiggerPockets has to offer. I have recently decided to take the leap into purs...
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Im a REI newbie. I’m ready to start searching for deals, I’m considering brrrr for SFH and MF. But I feel like I need a better understanding of all the financing options available. What’s recommended for a beginner...
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What is the best device to enable guests to watch their own streaming TV at an STR? We want our guests to be able to use their own streaming accounts and subscriptions, not ours. Is this what others do? In terms of de...
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I own an older home which I am looking to rent in the very near future. Is there a pre rental inspection that I need to have done in order to be able to list it as an investment property? If I have asbestos insulation...