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Chase Cline Impossible to profit on Vacation Rentals with a Mortgage?
16 January 2019 | 39 replies

Hey Everyone!Sorry for the clickbait title... I own a successful vacation rental (successful meaning it pays for itself) and close on another one at the end of this month. We also bought another one in August of this ...

Hannah Tate Anyone Invested Internationally? Mexico?
10 November 2024 | 19 replies

All, I am looking for some advice from anyone who has had experience investing in short term vacation rentals internationally. I have a lot I have purchased in Cancun and am needing to submit plans for the constructio...

Katharine G. STR (AirBnb/VRBO) Orlando—First Time Investor
26 June 2024 | 65 replies

Hi all!NY based investor looking to get a vacation home in Florida (tale as old as time, right?) and seeking some wisdom for a rookie.Interested specifically in Kissimmee/Orlando/Davenport as Disney market feels famil...

Sarah Larbi Costa Rica
11 January 2025 | 49 replies

Does anyone have any experience investing in Costa Rica? I would like to buy a future retirement home to get away from the cold winters but in the meantime would love to rent it out as a vacation rental.

What are the...

Nathan Gesner Occupancy rates down in 30 of the 50 top markets. Where are you?
22 November 2022 | 64 replies

My 19,000th post and this is all I got. ;)https://time.com/6223185/airbn...A lot of people cashed out their equity (gained through pure luck) to purchase a short-term rental in unfamiliar markets that were over-priced...

Kyle A. Isaacs Why do Active Duty service members make a Class-A tenant?
24 November 2021 | 42 replies

As a former Active Duty Army Officer, I had the opportunity to invest in properties throughout the southeast since 2008. After reflection, there is one highlight that sticks out since that timeframe, my properties ha...

Joshua Dorkin How to Invest in Real Estate While Working Full-Time?
13 January 2015 | 23 replies

Hey Everyone -

I was just reading a new member introduction from @Howard Scarrott , where he mentioned the challenges of investing while working full-time and I thought I'd solicit advice from the rest of o...

John E Graham Why would anyone get into this game again with new tenant rules?
19 May 2020 | 21 replies

I am retiring and moving to Florida, I sold all my rentals up here in New York, with all the new rules that let tenants skip payments and bar you from evections. Why would I go buy a new property just to have a tenant...

Joe Garvin Has anyone on BP used Evolve Vacation Rentals
24 September 2019 | 29 replies

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...

Aroldo Villarreal Buy first home or buy investment property?
12 August 2015 | 23 replies

I'm really new to RE investing. I graduated college three years ago but haven't bought a home yet, still living at an apartment. I want to get into RE investing, but don't know if I should buy my first home for mys...