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Hi everyone,
I'm new to REI. I'm closing on my first rental property October 2.
When do you all start to market your rental? I'm not sure if I can even market something that I don't own yet... I drafted my listing, ...
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Howdy! I am a new real estate investor in the Fort Worth, TX area. I am currently looking to minimize my housing expenses through househacking in a small multifamily. The goal is to pay no more than $500/month on rent...
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How do we protect ourselves from a tenant causing us significant damage in excess of the deposit amount? e.g. if we add a clause to the lease contract stating they will be liable for all charges due to their purposef...
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I recently found a house hacking opportunity that is a different approach than I'm used to. The property has a resort feel and would be a great STR. It's big enough that I could also add camping/RV/tiny home STR opt...
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I can understand the new person just signing up here on BP to not have a profile picture but I would think that after using this a few times one would not only finish completing their profile but uploading a picture o...
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We have had our STR for almost a year now . We have some bookings but there a definitely massive gaps in calendar . We are right near a ski mountain and mountain biking trails . I recently created an IG page for prope...
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Hi! I live right next to Clemson University in Upstate South Carolina and am considering renting my home on game weekends in the fall and on graduation weekends. Those weekends everything in town is booked up and th...
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Hey guys just wanted to share that there is a scam going on in NW Houston and probably elsewhere. People in Africa are posing as owners of properties from American Homes For Rent. They are getting people to send them ...
Hi, BP new member here looking forward to gr8 interactions, info tools and tips to give and share.
Much success & happy investing!
P34C3 & LuV, Drake
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I’ve driven around and found a few homes that need TLC that are not listed on the MLS. What should one know before calling owners if they’re lookin to sell and putting under contract ? I have nobody in my contacts tha...