I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts.   Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...

Hi everyone, I am a house flipper hoping to segue into rental properties in the near future in hopes of earning cash flow. I have short term goals of house hacking a fourplex, and long term goals of owning larger apa...

Retirement Plan.I used to have a 401k. That was before I lost my job. My search for another job landed me in another country, working as a contract employee through a third party. I got interested in real estate becau...

Hi everyone, maybe I have missed it somewhere, but when using a Wifi Keypad in which the code to enter the property changes with each guest, is there a way to somehow automate this communication so you don't have to m...

Hi All, I've been reading posts here like crazy as I'm in the process of setting up my first STR and I'm overwhelmed/stuck on how to pick a combination of devices and platform to manage this house that's about 2.5 hou...

Our tenants informed us a night before about swarming bees around the apartment. We went to assess it and in the morning we texted them that we are calling for an exterminator. We used this exterminator before for our...

Hello fellow BP'ers!My wife and I are ready to deploy our nest egg into REI. We are free from the confines of a traditional work schedule and can really dedicate as much time as is needed to manage and maintain our...

Hi Everyone, I just discovered Bigger Pockets a week back and have already spent hours on the site and watching videos on Youtube - big fan in a short time! I have been working in Corporate America in sales & mark...

I currently have 2 out of state long term rentals and in my quest to diversify was thinking about doing an Airbnb with a home in my own area (Sacramento, or nearby Citrus Heights, or somewhere near). Local would allow...

Hey there! My name is Haley and I’ve been listening to bigger pockets and reading books on real estate for the last 6 months. I’ve saved up a little nest egg and I’d like to invest it. However, I’m located in NYC and ...