While cashflow is key to keep the property safely under control, I seem to find that the larger returns for our portfolio to date come from strategic growth of equity. My wife and I are still fairly small in our inves...

Every single time I'm in any grocery store, walking the street, or anywhere in a posh neighborhood, esp. the Bay Area, I think: * "Golly, gosh, gee, how do these people afford these wonderful homes?"* "What do I have ...

We are under contract on a side by side duplex near our hometown in Ohio. We just found out that we are inheriting the sweetest 80 year old tenant who has lived in the place for 20 years. Market rent is $950+. This li...

Anyone have any hands on experience as guests/clients or your own vacation rental investments?I'm anxious to hear from folks who've had personal hands on experience with both. We will be expanding our vacation propert...

I've been trying to follow what is happening on the STR front nationwide and would love to hear from BP members about what's happening in your particular city/location as far as restrictions?  When we bought our prope...

Hi This is Jie from Fremont of Bay Area. I'm new here on BP. I hope I could find out BP before I invested. There are so many discussions and good advice on the forum.I actually invested 2 properties in Antioch/Pittsbu...

Say I am an accredited investor and I want to allocate $500k for a type of investment that should be capital preserving; completely passive; and generates $100k annually in income.  In general that's a tough row to ho...

This is an open discussion about non-profits providing or facilitating special needs or specialty housing, yet doing so profitably for those who operate the housing services. This has basically arisen out of another t...

The area: Sandusky, OH 44870.The local economy: tied to the seasonal fluctuations of Cedar Point, an amusement park. Most major blue-collar jobs have left leaving a primarily services-based economy around Cedar Point ...

With the rent to price ratios so high are we at a disadvantage? This applies to 1to4 Fam and larger commercial deals, also with very low cap rates.  There must be an upside. Any ideas?