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I'm looking to create a property management company for STRs in the area of Texas where my cabin is, the Hill Country. I've self-managed mine remotely (4 hours away) for almost a year and a friend is asking that I ma...
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My wife and I are currently renting a townhouse and our plan is buy our first home in about two years, once we have more money saved (about $20,000 saved right now). We felt that renting was the smartest decision righ...
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Hi everyone, look. I am going to become a host on airbnb, so, trying to set up the house for guests, and I need to know which smart locks are reliable. I found this thread herehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/...
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My wife and I are going to look at two properties tomorrow that we are evaluating as short term rental investments. The properties are in the North Carolina mountains (near Boone), where there are lots of outdoor acti...
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I am a military veteran with an accounting background. I am looking to transition into the field of real estate. More specifically, an investor looking to receive rental income and/or fix and flip. I am trying to figu...
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Hello BPs,I thought I should update everyone on my journey. I finally purchased my first investment property in Philadelphia. The costs wasn’t too bad during the process and it went pretty good for my second go around...
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For those of you who are running (or have a PM and know what they do) an STR, what exactly do you clean between tenants - especially when you have the single day check out/check in turnovers? Do you clean all of t...
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Hello everyone, I have a single family home that I just finished remodeling and I am considering renting it long term vs selling right now. Thing is, I would be moving far away from my home to help care for elderly pa...
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Does anyone have experience removing a load bearing wall using an LVL beam? Whats a fair price I can expect if I do the demo to the studs myself?
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I have been seeing that cities like Cleveland and Columbus (Ohio) are becoming increasingly more popular for investors. I'd be curious to know what is making these markets stand out to investors.Any advice based on ex...