Hey BP, I'm looking to expand but am being overwhelmed by the amount of work required to keep it all organized.  I had one accountant give a quote that was quite high for a small number of properties, and Quickbooks e...

As I was poking around at the relationships between jobs and potential predictors of job losses, I started looking at a mathematical representation of something less quantitative, that we are all familiar with. This s...

I started using it in March and it just goes bad to worse. How I wish I could turn back the clock and sign up for different software, but now my processes are so entrenched and I don't have time to overhaul to a diffe...

The messaging function on BP is a fantastic way to generate conversations on the BP forums, especially when you are asking questions of other users or answering questions other users have posted. Most users have thei...

Hi, my name is Nat, I live in East Texas. In 2005 I bought property that included a 70 year old General Store converted to cafe (7 yr owner finance-paid for with proceeds from running cafe myself), a 1940 Art...

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My name is Anthony Adkins and I'm a South Florida native. I'm a dentist by day and interested in venturing into real estate to generate passive income. The bigger pockets podcasts were recommended to me by ...

Hi everyone,I’m fairly new to the real estate world and I’m currently a student as well as a software developer. I’ve been programming since about fourth grade, and I like to think I know a thing or two about building...

Hey all!  I'm somewhat new to managing vacation rentals.  I have one property of my own, which I have been very successful in renting out for the past 4 years.  I want to make managing my property easier, as well as t...

Does anyone use mint.com to manager their personal (non-business) finances? If so, how has your experience been?

Does occupancy rate matter? Yes or no? I'd rather be 50% occupied, but pull in $500/night, rather than be 100% occupied at $250/night. Curious to hear your thoughts?