Troy Ritter
VRBO ruined my business. Need advice!
I’m a 21-year active duty military guy who started renting my home after being transferred out-of-state. The home is in Anchorage, Alaska and I live in Atlanta. In 2014, I began doing short term rentals from May-Augus...
Justin Silverio
Not paying a realtor?
I got a call yesterday from a homeowner who wants to sell their home. He owns the property free and clear and is willing to sell it to me for $60k. Unfortunately, the property is currently listed with a RE agent (li...
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If you wish you had one skill....
Okay here's the deal. I'm looking to invest in my first buy and hold property very soon and expand from there. I work as a nurse and I like what I do, it pays the bills, I have excellent job security and I can literal...
Harini Rajendran
Need some suggestions for a newbie from the Bay Area.
Hello BP members,I am a newbie here wanting to close atleast 1 deal by the end of this year.I am interested in buy and hold, cash flow rental properties and planning to start off with a Single Family Residence. Since ...
Mike Franco
Is there a correlation between nicer homes and better tenants?
I'm wondering whether you landlords have noticed better qualified applicants after you renovate (or if you have a nicer looking dwelling)-- People with higher income, stable jobs, better ability to pay rent. Are the ...
Eli Winkelman
Solar panels on rental property?
Hey, new here. I don't own a rental property myself, my dad used too, but that was more from necessity. Hopefully one day I will, but I'm fifteen now, and more worried about paying for college. However, I'm part of a ...
Trevor Dominique
Landlords: What would you do?
What's up Landlords out there. Making this post to get some feedback on what you guys would do to address a situation I am in regarding a single family home rental property I have. We purchased the property back in Oc...
Bo Edmond
Landlord won’t fix AC in timely manner or provide alternatives
Hello, I’m active duty military deployed overseas and one of my guys has a significant problem. His wife and two young kids are in Ohio in a house they’re renting. Their AC went out two weeks ago and still has not bee...
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Phoenix Metro Homes Among Nation’s Most Overvalued, Study Finds
The Phoenix housing market has become overpriced.
That’s according to a recent study from researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.
The research found that homes in various met...
Al Williamson
How Can Landlords Profit from the Internet-Of-Things
Wi-Fi enabled sensors will soon be embedded into nearly every product so "owners" can monitor the data the object sends. A gate may send a signal meaning "I'm open" and a chair may send a signal saying "183 lbs." ...