So...I help "guide" my sister with issues pertaining to her rental property in MA.  Which means I am the middle man so she doesn't have to deliver unfavorable messages since she is an owner occupant.  She can "blame" ...

Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

A while back, my wife and I decided to rehab one of our long-term rentals in central Austin and convert it to a short-term vacation rental. After months and months of work, our first vacation rental property is now up...

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I just donated $50 to Bigger Pockets to assist with the continued development and to show my support for this site. Donations since...

I imagine this topic has been discussed multiple times on this forum... so, what is one more?My wife and I have an AirBnb we host out of our house.  It is a completely separate 2 br/ 1 ba apartment in a very touristy ...

Young (20ish) couple presented as working 'wife' making 3x the 2-bedroom rent monthly, and non-working ucla grad student 'husband', recently relocated from midwest, and with no children. Employment checked out so I ac...

I was reading the tenant screening guide provided by BP, WOW it is full with some great information. Assuming the prospective tenant income is 3x rent, no evictions, and good references, do any of you also set a mi...

My husband and I are empty-nesters just beginning our real estate adventure. We have a 3 bed 2.5 bath home that we are planning to move out of to house-hack a multifamily property. What's your best advice on convertin...

this house has been on the market for over a month now with no applications.

initial price was $1,050. 2 weeks later i got my realtor to list it with the MLS (she has done all other houses, but this one is on a main ...