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All,I am baffled beyond belief about a continuing critical issue with a self directed IRA I've opened. I won't share the name of the company in this post, but you can contact me directly if you would like to know the...
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Hello Bigger Pockets, I am interested in learning about everyones experiences with owning and operating seasonal rental properties in vacation / destination markets. Pros, cons and recommendations.. Any and all inform...
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Hi all-
Crunching numbers on a STR Mammoth Lakes, CA. Posting a similar thread to the Gatlinburg thread by @Amit Sharma.
Backstory:
This would be my second door, but first in the Mammoth market. I currently run a...
I have always lurked in the forums and articles of BP, this is my first post.I invest in single family in Mexico, specifically Cabo San Lucas and run them all as vacation rentals through Airbnb/ VRBO and some longer t...
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I've recently been turned onto a possible source of passive income properties. There's a mountaintop ski resort in West Virginia that sells condominiums within the resort and then has in-house property managers that ...
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Yet another chance to be featured in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine... Short-term rental investors, it's your time to shine!
In 50 words or less, let us know: What do you think about the future of sh...
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Hi All,I am new to real estate investing and have been spending the last year and more specifically the last few months in the self education process (i.e. reading books, attending bigger pockets webinars, etc.). I ha...
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So let’s assume you have a rental that grosses 40K a year.
Here are your VRBO expenses:
- either $599 per year flat fee or 5% rental commissions.- 3% credit card fee
-3% advance pay fee
- Average of 8% “service fe...
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Interesting article about how the STR market may be doing nation wide.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/airbnb-may-have-just-told-the-worst-that-many-have-been-fearing-about-the-us/articleshow/1...
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I work in a controversial job... the dilemma is - it's not in real estate. Pros to my current position: Secure, w2, pay is above average, benefits are stellar, schedule is somewhat flexible (can leave if I need to wit...