I own and self manage several properties in Hawaii via VRBO and AirBnB.  I've never had any major problems but i've recent incident that caused me to make an adjustment to all my rental agreements going forward.I had ...

What was your biggest or most complex job?  For me it was adding a 40 gallon gas hot water heater to an existing 40 gallon electric electric.  I had a spare gas heater sitting around collecting dust.  The house was a ...

Hey all - Thought I'd throw this out there.....One of our places is fully booked - but on weekends only. It has been booked every single weekend of the entire year. And that is great! However, we really need to get th...

I am looking at purchasing a condo in Myrtle Beach, SC. Purchase price is around $110,000; rental income is $26,000/year. When I plug my numbers into my calculator, I am coming up with a cash flow of roughly $800/mo...

Let me preface this post by saying this is going to be my first property purchase. With that, I want to do everything in my power to ensure that this deal will be a positive experience. I have recently found a 2bed/2b...

Hi everyone! My name is Emmanuel, and I recently relocated to Houston from Dallas for work. I'm 32, work as a full-time data analyst, and am married with no kids (yet). My wife and I are looking to buy our first home,...

I posted a few times while my wife and I were looking for our vacation home. We took lots of the thoughts and ideas at the time to heart and incorporated them as best we could. We now have it up and running as an STR,...

Hello - i'm trying to decide whether to allow pets or to not allow pets in my STR.   I see the benefit of allowing pets is that it allows you to open up your property to a much wider pool of guests and possibly also i...

Does anyone have any tips on how to handle cleaning of the unit after guests leave? There is a small window of time each day to clean and it is almost impossible to do it yourself while working a full time job.

I just completed my 2nd door (the top half of my duplex), it’s a one bedroom, with a stand up shower (no bathtub), carpeting only in bedroom, and what I would define as a total bachelor pad. It’s not a place designed ...