How do forum members handle renters who stop paying rent? Do you evict right away? Do you submit their delinquent rent to the credit bureaus and hit their credit score? Do you offer a write off for keys? Do you try to...

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We have bought an investment property update Ny. This is our firsts major rehab job and trying to follow some of the BP ethos when working with contractors is proving harder than expected. This is the current q...

I recently bought a not-too-bad 2b2b condo for 395k at 20% down in West town Chicago that I intend to sell in > 5 years, I intend to live in it for 2 years, and rent the remaining years before selling the property....

Looking at a split level family home in Nashville to live in and rent out. Planning on living in the top unit for five years, moving to a single family home, and continuing to rent both top and bottom units. 190k is t...

Hi All,Wanting to see if there is any advice for a situation that I am going through. I closed on a 203(k) loan on January 4th. My wife and I thought we had a decent contractor and the work was slow but it was progre...

Hi there BPers!I've been tinkering with the idea of purchasing a duplex and using both sides as a vacation rental. I do have some logistical concerns and would love to hear from anyone else who has purchased a vacatio...

Quick background: We have an in-law suite in our primary residence that we rent out as a separate apartment on Airbnb since December of 2015.  Our first investment property just went live on Airbnb this week, and it's...

Closed on my first single family rental 21 days ago. Listed it immediately with the disclaimer it was being rehabbed (nothing major, but lots of little stuff). We have had at least 12-15 groups/families walk through a...

So, I am purchasing a tri-plex, and the ultimate goal is to Airbnb two units. Maybe all three if permissible. I was reading the book, The Story of Airbnb, and I know this may not be possible. Is there a limit everywhe...

Looking to put carpet in a couple bedrooms in an AirBNB. They rent the entire house and I do month-long rentals so I don't want to go with bottom of the barrel carpet which is what I was planning to do at first. Anyon...