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Hey folks, happy ho ho to you all!Question...I'm now two years into my first STR - a cabin in Murphy NC that is doing fairly well for me. It took a year of painful lessons (the first of which is that NOBODY will care ...
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Hello - I have two STRs in the Pigeon Forge/Gatlingburg area. I have had one for two years and the second I purchased this year. The first one is a 4bd/4bath log home and it is with a well know local property manager....
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Hi BP! I was talking to a friend of mine about credit. He says that each person is worth a certain amount of credit based on their income. Here was his example: Say you make $70k per year. You are then worth $200 in c...
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Hi everyone! I recently finished my first rehab for a flip and put it on the market! A few bumps along the way but overall happy with the process. The house looks GREAT.It just crossed 30 days on the market so far. Ha...
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Tenant complain that there might be mold. So, he ordered mold inspection directly without my approval. Now, he wants me to reimburse the inspection cost saying that there is mold.
To me, mold can easily be ...
Hello, I recently (May) signed a 6 month lease with a couple who straight up told me they have no pets, as I have a no pet policy. They are to move in Sept 4th. They called me yesterday, Aug 1, to tell me they have an...
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Buckle up. This is a long post addressing many myths around the current obsession with the "STR loophole." And the first of such myths is that it is a loophole. No, it is not. Loopholes are something UNintended. In co...
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Hi all,
I am finally buying my first property. It's a SFH under contract right now for $1.1mm. In the Outer Banks in North Carolina (Corolla specifically).
I've posted here before where I've looked in various region...