I am an out of state investor. Just bought a couple investment properties in Memphis. One rented, waiting on the second.
What are some other good relative...
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Enough with the doom and gloom about homeownership. WSJ article below explains why owning a home is a good thing. I agree especially if you know you will live there at least 3+ years ....
1) You ...
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Has anyone ever had any issues with Luxury Vinyl Tile coming apart? We bought the LVT from Home Depot- paid around $2/sq ft. for a decent quality product- not the cheap one. We had it installed in July- everything was...
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We are closing on our first STR this week! YAY!
It's a completely turn key property, the sellers are transferring their profiles over on all of the booking sites, all of their contacts etc... It feels so easy and lik...
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HI, I am looking to invest out of my area as I live in California. I am familiar with a few other markets such as Denver and Seattle but they are a bit spendy too.
What states are good for lower purchase prices a...
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After looking at several SFH, I have yet to find one to purchase for a rental that would be profitable in my area. As a result, I expanded my search to my hometown which is about an hour away and have found a 7 unit m...
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Hey everyone!My name is Hilary Catton, and if you don't know me, I am the Director of Customer Success for this amazing site you're currently on, BiggerPockets!My goal is to make BiggerPockets even more accessible, ea...
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Hey all, what would you recommend doing with a STR property that's just barely breaking even after all expenses? It's a 3 BR old bungalow in Tampa that I'm renting out on Airbnb. My prop management is handling everyth...
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In the book How To Invest In Real Estate, the author claims that a property that doesn't meet the 1% rule will never be cashflow positive.Here is a proof against it. Buy a property for 500K cash, rent out for 2.5K, su...
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I switched from Quickbooks to RentRedi 5 months ago because the payment processing fee cost me $400 a month with Quickbooks. RentRedi claims to be a system built by landlords for landlords and I have to disagree. The ...