Suzy R.
Deciding Whether to Buy Neighbor's House
Hi BP Community,I have a wonderful and kind neighbor who has used her house as a storage unit for about 20 years. She stores stuff there, but lives elsewhere. She purchased the house for $299k in 1999. In 2017 it wa...
Tom Dempsey
Locking up first short term rental
Hey All - I am starting the buying process to look into getting my first short term rental property soon and have a few questions that hopefully some of you experienced vets can touch on.1) What are some extra expense...
Mike Lee
making offers without seeing property
Hello all, I'm a REI newbie looking for some advice. I'm trying to buy properties in southern california. I'm currently working with an agent to look at houses and found a couple of SFR that interests me. When ask...
Tristan Walton
How to Best Finance Furniture in a Short Term/Vacation Rental
Hello everyone,My wife and I are looking to buy a STR and only have enough for a down payment, we were wondering if anyone knew of a way to get financing for the furnishings of the house. Is it possible to use a small...
Torin Murphin
Buy first home or invest?
I'm hoping to pick some local REIs and realtors' brains here and get some advice.My wife and I will be inheriting about $70k over the next year from her dad. My wife *really* wants to buy our own home since we've been...
Elizabeth Chan
Airbnb arbitrage furnishing cost
Hi everyone! I’ve been thinking about starting STR arbitrage because of the comparatively low start up cost. I understand the point about not building equity and also risks. But the cash flow is attractive and serves ...
James Hamilton
Under contract! Took a ton of property analysis...but paralysis is no more!
Fairly new around here, started educating myself on real estate back in October 2022 and found Bigger Pockets in November...what a blessing! Read a lot of the Bigger Pockets books, including the ones by Brandon Turner...
Adrian Gallant
Is it a good idea to only own 1-2 multi families?
Hello, I have been searching for two-three family properties in the Bridgeport CT area for the last year now with minimal luck. I have expanded my radius to include:Bridgeport, Stratford, Shelton, Derby, Ansonia, Milf...
Cathy Horner
We have 4 Airbnb's Does anyone run airbnb's ?
We have 4 Airbnb's. Trying to think of creative ways to advertise and scale them. Does anyone use Homeaway or Vrbo? Love to hear your ideas! Also started and IG page for them but not sure who or my target? Looking for...
John Whitfield
New to the Scene in NC
My account saying I've been on Biggerpockets for about a year now, but in truth I've been studying Real Estate off and on for a little more than that. It was only in the last 6 months did I realize just how little I k...