I was wondering what was everyone thoughts about rental properties in dilapidated areas was. Is it worth having all the numbers work out, i.e. 2% rule and house bought @ 70% of value etc., vs. the appreciation of the...

Karen Hanover/DC Fawcett Commercial Goldrush Event Report

Karen Hanover and DC Fawcett clearly gave of themselves the entire time of the event. Karen presented most of the material and made herself available during ...

Hi everyone - after a year of research and a couple of deals that fell through, i wanted to share that i FINALLY purchased my first out of state buy-hold property. It's a multi-family commercial building in Kansas Cit...

Looking for suggestions for a good accounting/bookkeeping software for rental properties.  I currently own and self-manage 9 units.  I've heard many folks use quickbooks, but it isn't particularly tailored for investm...

Hey everyone,I am a young investor and want to make sure I start with my best foot forward in the best direction. Does anyone have any recommendations on what would be the best first investment for a young investor li...

considering turning one of my rentals into a vacation rental, and would like to make it pet friendly. looking for some input and tips for doing this. im open to positive and negative comments.

I’ve been tinkering with the correct approach to renting bedrooms in Austin. First I tried to rent unfurnished rooms on a year lease but didn’t get much interest. I then furnished the rooms and offered shorter term le...

Do any of you offer services like Netflix or Hulu, with no cable TV?  Today, we discussed dropping the cable service at our STR's, but I wonder if that would be a negative.  I know guests typically don't visit the are...

Looking for excels/docs to help stay organized. Open to ideas

Busy Single mom from Boston.  Have $50K cash in hand to invest, and due to my current life requirements was thinking MF buy and hold with the goal of build a retirement portfolio (I can invest 30-50K/quarter so this w...