Hi everyoneThis is my first post, so I hope that it's in the right place!My wife and I are buying a duplex, to live in one side and rent out the other side. This will be our first home, and in a few years we plan on m...

I've stayed in condos in Florida a few times that are individually owned but rented out like hotel rooms with on-site management.  Does anybody have experience with these?  I'm looking for more hands-off investments. ...

I have been approached with a deal to purchase an older vacant hotel. There are currently 6 apartments 22 hotel rooms and a 3 bedroom house on site. Purchase price would be 150k and needs about 200k in improvements. S...

Dear all,I wanted to see if anyone had general views on the Central Florida vacation rental market.  I'd be particularly interested in thoughts on two cities: Kissimmee and Davenport, both of which have good proximity...

As it becomes more prominent in the US it seems there should be a discussion on renting by the room. Yes, I'm aware that this has been done forever with student rentals, but I'm specifically talking about post-college...

I am considering buying a beach condo. Our family will probably enjoy it a couple weeks out of the year. (when we don't have paying customers).

Most of our money is tied up in Mutal Funds. If we buy the pro...

Howdy BP,

I will be giving updates on this project periodically. Feel free to ask questions to drive what I write:

Here is where is started, and here is the November update:

Thank for the idea Ji...

I listed one of my Duplexes on Zillow as being for rent and available.  Shortly after that, I was contacted by a representative from STR Capital, a property management company in Columbus, Ohio.  She sent the followin...

I thought this would be an interesting question for people to weigh in on:

For residential properties, do you prefer an HOA with a fair fee ($100/mo.) or would you prefer no HOA?