In a competitive market, you would expect real estate commissions to get competed down between brokers.   For reasons I don't understand, commissions stay high across all brokers at around 5% to 6% per deal.   Can som...

I have a feeling this may be the first time something like this has been asked on BP. I am finally about to put a bid on my very first property and it’s a foreclosure. When people say ‘if it’s too good to be true it u...

Hi BP community
I’m looking to purchase a 2 family in Bedford Stuyvesant as my primary residence. My husband and I will be using this property as househacking that we will be staying in the rental unit while renting...

hi all, i’m newish to BP boards, thank you in advance for sharing your opinions + experience.

i’m looking for opinions about how helpful an additional sleep number is in the income + rentability of an str.

i’m p...

I just came across this site that may be beneficial to those of you who have rentals that you may want to rent out to corporate clients: https://www.corporatehousingbyowner.com/

Every time we're preparing for a new administration, there's plenty of tax-related noise. The new President is going to do this, do that, yada yada yada.Unfortunately, a lot of financial and tax professionals join thi...

Dear BP investors,I have a duplex in Ohio and I put an 1/1 unit on the market for rent. It has been on the market for more than a month, my PM told me to consider decreasing the rent, but I see competitors in the area...

Anyone have advice on what to do about an STR neighbor who hates us? We just purchased our first property and the people across the street keep complaining to Airbnb about everything we do. My rental is in a residenti...

https://www.live5news.com/2022/12/16/live-5-investigates-more-than-1000-illegal-short-term-rentals-operating-charleston/CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Short-term rentals have taken off in the last few years and despite the...

What are your favorite add ons to add to your lease? Do you have an addendum to your standard residential lease? Examples:  Smoking is prohibited in the unit. LANDLORD permits the use of parking space #XXXX t...