Brandon Allenczy
Lessons from my first Airbnb
My wife and I decided to get started in REI by converting our primary home into our first short term rental. We packed up and moved to Asheville, NC, and started to manage the Airbnb back in Wilmington, NC.
We're on...
Account Closed
Issues with @mention feature when quoting other posts
@Joshua Dorkin I mentioned this in another thread the other day, but I am having issues with the @mention feature whenever I am quoting another post. If I post in a thread without quoting, the @mention works as it is...
Chris Farrugia
New Year's Resolution for more listings! Guidance?
I'd like to get 3 new listings in the next 60 days. If you put yourself in the same position, what would you do? I've expressed to my sphere of influence that this is my goal and have them keeping an ear out for me....
Enkhbaatar Enkhzul
Legal and financial questions about REI as a DACA recipient
Hello,
I didn't see a post concerning how DACA, defered action for childhood arrivals can affect REI, so i want to get thoughts on a couple of concerns of mine before i started my REI career.
Before that heres a sum...
John Underwood
Vrbo Policy Updates: Partner Cancellation
My Vrbo account manager sent me this today:There are substantial cancellation fees if you initiate a cancellation.May of this year they also listed a temporary 7-day suspension of your listing.They really really don't...
Dominic S.
First rental not ready for service but ready to file my taxes
Hello All,
I bought a property in March 2012 for the purpose of renting it out. I spent the rest of the year fixing it up and I put the house in "in service" (For Rent sign in the yard) on December 15.
I'm trying...
Mike C.
"Short Business Travel" Tax Questions
I do my own rehab, maintenance and management. One of my properties is about 160 miles from my hometown and that can be a drive of 3 to 5 hours, depending on traffic. Recently I did what I used to call a day trip to t...
Robert Carter
Standard for receiving payment
I have a potential guest that would like to book the weekends next fall for all football home games. When it comes to receiving payment how should I approach this? Is it standard practice to ask for full payment, half...
John Faulk Jr
New and need advice quick.
Hey Bigger Pockets family, my name is John Faulk Jr, and I recently joined the Bigger Pockets community again. I don't have enough money to fund my own deals and my credit is bad, I'm actually working on my credit rig...
Mac Caspersen
Commercial Properties Valuation
I am starting to learn about commercial and multi family investing. I am pretty analytical and have owned and sold my own business in the past, so I have a good foundation for how the math and metrics should work. My ...