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How much do people matter in managing SFR?
Tech is great, but what happens when you don’t know who you are leasing from or who your escalation point is?
In my last post, we talked about how leasing occurred in scat...
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Hey BP Family!I currently own in the Smokies and have been looking at other markets. Is anyone investing in STRs in Alaska? If so, I'd love to chat. -What areas of AK are you having success?-What areas would you avoid...
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I'm Alan Meyer and well, I am not a new member, have been registered here for for over a year but this is my first act of participation. I'm priced out of the market where I life and with both of my grown kids living...
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Brief background... Over the years we've accumulated a couple properties simply due to relocating for work. We kept the idea open of being able to move back, simply for work reasons having access to office. However, n...
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Does anyone have recommendations re renting out your out of town vacation rental withVRBO/ Homeaway and remote keyless access vs using an agent? I am finding agents only broker but decline to actually take responsibi...
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I’m considering getting rid of my desktop computer and using a laptop exclusively. Laptops are fast, cheap, mobile and can be hooked up to a big monitor when available. I think desktops are becoming a thing of the ...
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Bought our first beach condo going to use it for STR 70% of the time. The living room is fairly large. Wanted to add at least a 65” to the wall. If I go larger 75” will that “attract” more renters or does size really ...
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Hello,
I am fairly new to BP. The main question I have is about searching public records before getting too invested in a property such as a Foreclosure. I have read a lot of information on why we should util...
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Looking for recommendations or experience from others on installing security cameras in rental property. I called ADT and they want me to have an internet connection and xfinity agent I talked to said I cannot have in...
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I have a condo that is a long term rental I would like to covert to an AirBNB. The challenge I can’t figure out is access. It’s gated and the only way to enter is a garage door remote or a key. A key could be place...