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As the short term rental industry continues to expand, so do the expectations from both guests and hosts. Sometimes it is worth taking a step back and asking ourselves if our expectations are reasonable or out of line...
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Hello Everyone,
I’m new to the rental game and bought my first one within the past month. I’ve been following BiggerPockets for about 2 years before buying so I’m a huge fan of this service. I have a tenant who was t...
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As an owner-landlord of 20+ single family homes across 3 states now, I am spending an inordinate amount of time handling bills, statements, receipts and other paperwork, both in physical-paper form and electronic. I p...
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Hi BP, I know how important it is to have the right tools to get the job done so I wanted to share a few with the community, and please feel free to add to this list so we can all be more affective. Here they are:
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I'm looking for suggestions for lock boxes for keys at SFRs.I'm not out of state, but I'm not a close enough drive that I can be there to meet the handy man for every repair call. I'm looking for a lockbox system wher...
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Long Distance Self Managers! I live 2 hours each way from the property. I rarely drive down there but when it comes time for a new tenant I want to meet them and be involved. (This is a new purchase closing next week)...
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I have been investing in Single Family and am now looking for multi-family 10-30 units. I have not had any significant success in finding sellers from a website. With my new direction I am looking to put my effort and...
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I have been looking at various property management software applications that exist, and Buildium seems to be an extremely popular one. Considering that it costs a minimum of $40 a month however, it seems like it migh...
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Hi,I want to install a smart keypad lock that I'll be able to access over the internet or app that will allow me to change the keypad code; can anyone recommend one that you currently use that has this function?Thank ...