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I’m considering buying a second home which I’d rent out in Airbnb/VRBO for part of the year.What are the biggest mistakes you made when buying a vacation rental? What do you know now that you knew then?
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Hello! I am going back and forth with a deal I am currently in and need BP help! If anyone is familiar with the Bend, OR market please feel free to message me in my inbox so we can chat more. I found a deal in the Old...
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In my rental, there's this open loft /room that used to look like this:Tenants in the past used that space as another bedroom even though its small and didn't have any closets. But, the biggest hurdle to using it as a...
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Any strategies out there to fund the furnishing of a STR?I know consignment stores and garage sales are a way to keep it low cost, but any funding strategies if you’re trying to furnish a higher end property?Adds up q...
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I know families are a protected class so you can't discriminate against a family and not rent to them because they have kids.
Let's say you had two families that were identical in every way except the age of ...
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Hello everyone!
We moved to the US in 2021 from Santiago, Chile (I am American and lived abroad 22+ years and my husband is Chilean, now with US residency along with our kids). We are currently rent in Napa, CA and h...
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Hi Guys,
Just wanted to ask you guys do you use stainless steel appliances in a c-class neighborhood rentals? My contractor is urging me to go with black appliances which was my original choice but I want to attain a...
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We're getting ready to list a property on AirBnB. We haven't bought a TV yet. Their cheap, but we're still trying to keep our costs down because of the renovations we've done. How essential are TVs in AirBnBs?
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Ok, well I could not pass up this deal a year ago that I happen to get from the original owner. (Now I wish I did pass it up)
I found this house on High st, which is minutes from downtown and sits back from the stree...
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I am terminating the lease of an arbitrage rental unit (2 units in 1 house) in compliance with the lease. We rented the house unfurnished and we fully furnished and decorated the property. I am working out a deal to t...