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Collin Hays Your biggest financial risk in owning a STR
21 September 2024 | 19 replies

I am often asked this question:  "What is my biggest financial risk in buying/owning a short-term rental property?"
Lots of things come immediately to mind:  Septic problems, a new roof, HVAC failure, lower-than-proj...

Deb R. Is a home warranty a good idea / necessary?
29 April 2019 | 12 replies

Is it recommended or necessary to have a home warranty for your rental? One of the landlords I rented from had one so I was wondering if I should get one? I don't have one on my house right now as I am kind of against...

Derek Gold Yard Maintenance Responsibility/Rent Reduction discount request
27 February 2021 | 18 replies

I have a 2 part question. First off, I am the Landlord of a residential home in Texas and with the recent storm my tenants lost power for over 36 hours at the property which caused the tankless water heater to freeze ...

Arjun K. Property Manager Wants to be Additional Insured or Co-Insured
18 May 2019 | 31 replies

This topic has come up in past forums and on Google searches, but there seems to not be a definitive answer.

Basically, a PM wants to be listed as "additional insured" on a property. I assume this is so he can look ...

Steve Hyzny Is a title safe fom being stolen?
21 May 2022 | 12 replies

I just saw a commercial for title monitoring of property titles. For about 33 cents a day they would monitor your title and help if someone forges a quick claim deed and steals your property.Is this a real problem, is...

John Smith [Requesting Advice] Duplex only has one water meter for 2 tenants
8 April 2020 | 8 replies

Hi All,I recently found out a duplex I own only has a single water meter feeding both units. One of the tenants is currently paying for both sides and has been for the past two years. I only found this out when the ...

Fradel Barber Property taxes Miami Florida
4 December 2020 | 15 replies

Does anyone know how to calculate taxes on a sfh purchase in Miami dade?
I went to the county property assessor website and the amount came out to more than 3 times what the current owners are paying!
Is this accura...

Michael Gandy Home Inspections - recourse when deficiencies found
2 May 2022 | 9 replies

I purchased a property about six months ago that went through a three piecemeal inspections with a home inspection firm.  Each home inspection didn't cover the entire house, but only portions of the house they were ab...

Christian Canavarro How to Qualify for a Vacation Home Loan
7 June 2021 | 7 replies

Hi BP Family,
My partner and I just had to back out of a deal on an STR in Vermont because we were unable to secure 90% LTV with a conventional lender. Since a 10% down payment is obviously the key to unlocking the f...

Erik Sherburne Higher rents more likely to come down than lower rents
2 July 2018 | 25 replies

As the rental market stays hot the rates are increasing quite a bit year after year.   I don't see how that continue.  When that slows or retreats does anyone have an experience, anecdotal or otherwise, as to how that...