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I just finished reading Christine Karpinski's book 'How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner' . The slant of it was that if you manage yourself and use portals like Airbnb, vrbo, etc. you can break even or even get po...
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I'm working on purchasing a vacation rental in my hometown that is very seasonal, approximately 9 weeks of solid summer bookings and intermittent bookings throughout the shoulder spring/fall months. One of the compani...
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I've been an electrician in Washington (the real one..) for 10 years, residential, commercial, and industrial. I've learned a ton from BP so this is me trying to give back with knowledge of something I know very well....
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Lots of people have asked me how to start doing a "Rental Arbitrage" in STR (short term rentals - Airbnb is most popular but VRBO is another way).Rental arbitrage is you as the investor rents a home and becomes the te...
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So in the next few months I plan to buy my first duplex! I plan to house hack; rent out one side and live In the other. While running the numbers a thought crossed my mind about my girlfriend paying rent. Here’s the t...
I know it isn't a popular option on here, but I just bought my first rental. We shall see how it goes. Actually, not even a mobile home. It's a travel trailer. Will be renting for $650 a month less $260 lot rent.