Scott Ginther
Short-term Vacation Rentals Abroad?
We talk a lot about vacation rentals within the States, but how about abroad?Me and two friends are starting to look at resort areas in Mexico and the Caribbean. We've run a few calculations and NPV projections, but ...
Betty Leyba
Advice for Successfully Selling a Home
The idea of selling a home can be daunting when you consider how much work goes into it. Often times homeowners are impatient and end up selling their home for much less than it is worth just to put an end to the stre...
Vagif Musayev
Deal Evaluation - Airbnb
Hi there,
Can somebody help me to evaluate the following deal: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/124-N-Grant-Pl-Orange-CA-... Iam only qualified for $750k while the purchase price is $1.25 mln. I am only approved fo...
Matt I.
long distance Short Term Rental -slow start, setting expectations
I purchased a long distance short term rental from a 'turnkey' provider back in December 2021. I went through the purchase process 100% remote, and my property manager has been doing the set up and staging. After bein...
Trent Fisher
Permanent residence or vacation?
when buying a place say in the central Florida area, can you see and ROI on buying a place that is more geared towards a vacation place. A place that would have HOA fees plus figuring in for property management or do ...
Jerry D.
Flooring Whats the Verdict. I refuse to put in Carpet!!!
On all the properties I have done tile so far. I do have some larger SF Homes that for resale I am not sure would be best. I am scared of Laminate because of water issues. Anyone used the plank linoluem that looks lik...
Gary P.
CD's, Turn Key REI, Stock Options comparison
A post in the landlording section inspired me to review and post numbers. One thing to think you are being honest with yourself, quite another to put it out there for critique by more seasoned investors.Putting my num...
Randall Prosise
Liability of SF With a Pool
Hello EveryoneI have recently purchased 2 SF homes in Scottsdale, AZ, and they each have a pool. I have never owned a SF home with a pool. I am wondering about liability as far as the pool is concerned, as I am in t...
Glen Gunawan
Advice on increasing curb appeal
Hi all, first time home investor here. Below is a picture of a Seattle SFR I'm trying to rent out - any advice on increasing curb appeal? Note I already plan on removing the trees.Some things I've considered that woul...
Aaron Washington
First STR thoughts/feedback
I posted a few times while my wife and I were looking for our vacation home. We took lots of the thoughts and ideas at the time to heart and incorporated them as best we could. We now have it up and running as an STR,...