It has been about 15 months since I purchased a 48-unit property in Wichita Falls, Texas. I want to share my story to inspire other BiggerPockets members and hopefully you can learn a thing or two from this acquisitio...

Every January, we release our outlook on what we believe is likely to happen in the coming year. This year is difficult because so many things are happening simultaneously worldwide.
I started this outlook in our Dec...

My parents are willing to sell me a property below market cost to help me jump start my rental portfolio.  While I could write them a $100k check for the full purchase of the house, my concern is that will minimize th...

Full disclosure, I’m new to ALL of this.I bought my first property in Philadephia in August ‘16 ($145k), and through sweat equity (about $30k) + appreciation it has been appraised for 1.75x ($255k) it’s original value...

I own and self-manage a 4-plex in a neighborhood about 30 minutes from my house, 5 minutes from my place of employment. I plan to purchase an internet plan for the site and install a mesh wireless router system to boo...

Hello everyone! Asking for your expert opinion. Any thoughts are appreciated!We bought at $212k, we put 20% DP used DSCR(~45k because it was appraised at $206k).

Some of the updates we did: changed roof& hvac,...

Hi everyone,
I’m conducting some research on what impacts the performance of vacation rental properties the most. For you, is having a 5-star overall rating on rental sites the most crucial factor for success, or are...

Hi All,So I have a cabin in the smokies on both Airbnb and VRBO. I have so far had about 30 bookings and every single one has been from airbnb. Not  a single one from VRBO despite the fact that the VRBO prices are sig...

As a real estate agent and seasoned short-term rental (STR) host with over seven years of experience, I've seen the STR market evolve, especially post-2021, where competition is at an all-time high. Here are some key ...

Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...