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Hello everyone
My name is Laura and I am a current home owner. I purchased my first 2 family home back in December of 2016.
I qualified for a 203k HUD loan and I was assigned a contractor whom took a full year to "c...
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We own a townhouse in Park City, UT and have been self managing it for the last 3 years. It rents out during the winter months fairly easily but has very little traffic during the spring, summer and fall. What sites...
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This is my fireplace. The mortar is dark grey, the rocks are called Moss Rock (I think) and the whole room is dark because of this space. The wood has to go, my husband HATES these rocks and wants to rip them out. I t...
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Hello all, I was curious if anyone here has a STR around the Land Between the Lakes (LBL) area on the border of KY/TN. I’m currently in the military and work out of Fort Campbell but my primary residence is on the wes...
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Hey! So I just closed on my first rental property and have it posted on Zillow, it is in a desirable area and I priced it competitively when directly comparing it to other listings. It has been listed on Zillow for 4 ...
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I'm a broker here in Sacramento, own some properties, and through our sister company we manage over 100 STR properties. We have portfolios in NorCal, SoCal, and Arizona. I made this observation last year that the "vac...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $90,000
Cash invested: $35,982
This deal was a fun one to execute, Im a traditional LTR Buy & Hold investor and...
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Hi Everyone,
I’m curious to know if anyone is using Stessa for STR? I just created an account but wanted to know what everyone else is using for software to track income, expenses, receipts, performance, etc.-Chris
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Hey BP,I'm in the market to purchase my first Short Term Rental. I live in Orlando and want to invest locally. I have $75K to invest and pre-approved for $325K purchase. I've done quite a bit of research but realizing...
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Hello BP community! Just wanted to get some thoughts from others that may be having the same issues. My Yucca Valley STR has been pretty booked since last September when we first listed. We have gained super host sta...