Brian Beadle
New member from good ol' Michigan!
I've been browsing the for forums for a while now and cant believe the amount of information available! An enormous thanks to Josh for all he does for everyone here! I've been "investing" for a few years now and have...
Bruce Chang
Am I being scammed by the mold investigator?
I recently had a mold investigator take air samples from some bedrooms a tenant was complaining about. The results showed that there was an elevated presence of allergenic molds. No black molds. The levels that were...
Marco Gonzales
Refunding tenant for food
Our tenant was out of power because we had to replace our breaker box, partly due to a storm recently, it took 3 days due to July 4th weekend nobody was available. We put the tenant in a hotel for 2 nights while we tr...
Garrett Brown
What is your biggest struggle in the STR world right now?
What is your biggest pain point with STRs right now? We are working on more resources to help new and experienced hosts here at BiggerPockets. Real feedback of struggles or topics people want to dive in further helps ...
Benjamin Amaral
Consecutive Storms Cause Damage to Tenants Car
I recently posted about a significant wind storm in October causing damage to one my tenants car (windshield and body) when branches from the tree in my driveway fell onto their SUV. This was a significant wind storm,...
Michelle Mapp
How do people make the numbers work in Southern CA?
We recently moved to Southern CA. I wanted to get an FHA loan, put 5% down and purchase a multi-family in Pasadena, CA. I broke out my spreadsheets and WOW - I can't seem to make any scenario actually work, even to b...
Nicole A.
Baltimore County. Another high water bill.
I'm not sure what's going on. Typically for my 2-unit buildings the quarterly water bill is around $40. Both apartments are 2 bedrooms and fully occupied for this price.Last year, I dealt with a huge leak because of a...
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Phoenix & Scottsdale STR Occupancy Rates
I just bought a nice 5 bed 4 bath with pool and mountain views in North Phoenix 85032 that I might make into a STR.
I went to an STR analytics site which says that the zip code has 794 STR homes with a 44% occupancy...
Jeff Boardman
New member, starting in Des Moines, Salt Lake City, and WA State!
My name is Jeff Boardman, I am a 34 year old desk jockey with dreams of FI. I have recently decided to pursue my interest in real estate in the hopes of generating enough passive income to support myself and future f...
Steven Kopstein
My AirBNB Triumph
I bought a house in rural Vermont as a primary residence in 1997 for about $125k. After a few years, I refinanced into a 15 year mortgage. I lived there for 8 years then moved back to NYC. Since moving away I have ...