Chibuzor Alumba
Bad First Investment - Newbie Beware
My very first deal:Purchase price: $205,000Down payment: 11% + 2% closing costsHouse Type: Single FamilySqft: 678 (WHAT? This isn't even a tight market nor a great neighbourhood. How did I get sold this crap lol)Locat...
Hannah Espejo
First fix and flip with no reserves hard money
Hello everyone I have been doing a ton of research in regards to fix and flipping my first home! As everyone knows this market is a little slim however I will be putting in the work. My situation as it stands is tough...
Chelsea Price
Do I need a management company?
My goal is to purchase my first STR this year or early next. The location I have my eye on is a 3 hr drive from my home in a vacation destination. My question is: How do you know whether to hire a management company o...
Justin Segarra
Need Advice on finding and screening tenants for Single-Family House hack
Hello everyone, I am curious to know how everyone found tenants for their single family house hack and what platform they used. I am currently looking to purchase a single family to house hack since multifamilies are ...
Jacob F.
Booking.com - Is it worth it?
Hi all, who has used booking.com and have you had success with it? The system seems very clunky and they have a non-existent support for property owners/managers from what I have encountered. If anyone is using it, ha...
AJ Wong
How to lower property management costs on luxury STR vacation rental property
When analyzing a luxury short term rental (STR) vacation home for investment in today's mortgage rate environment, the ROI & margins can be extremely tight. Investors that are looking to offset their investment co...
Raj Balakrishnan
tenant verification is UNRELIABLE. Scary stuff for a mom & pop investor !!!!!
Several applicants with disclosed felony arrests and convictions have passed tenant verification checks. Tenant verification sites, which charge for nationwide criminal, income, and credit checks, are clearing these a...
Harrison Elenowitz
Just Getting Started from Connecticut!
Hello All!
I am absolutely new to BiggerPockets, well I officially made my account earlier this week, but that hasn't stopped me from diving in head first into my REAL Real Estate education. I am ecstatic to really p...
Julie Hill
Anyone doing STR's primarily with rentals?
Looking for advice and tips! I recently found a RENTAL property that is willing to allow me to use it as a STR. I'm super excited about it because it's in a great area. I'm not local and I have a PM company who spe...
Chris Tiff
Have a couple of rookie questions for anyone who has a minute.
Hello all.So I took the advice of a few long term members and spent the first few weeks just perusing the wealth of information on the site,and it was a very useful tip because many of the initial questions I had were...