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Hey guys, I'm interested in opinions on this STR deal in downtown Austin. I've already signed the contract (lmk if you think this was hasty on my part -- would love to know why) and paid some earnest money (I'm long-t...
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Hi Folks,
I'm looking at a higher-end loft-style condo in a historic/artsy neighbourhood. Two obvious options are to do a str mainly through Airbnb and my own connections or rent it as a longer-term executive rental...
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I am a local landlord in SF, and have the problem that sometimes I find my tenants are subletting their unit through airbnb and VRBO.
I'm wondering what people's current solutions are? It's a huge pain to che...
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I just completed the home inspection yesterday and by walking through the units (3 of which are currently occupied), I know I want to rip out carpet and put in new floors. One unit will be available for me to move in...
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Hello BP family! As I bounce around from one idea to the next, I was wondering if anyone in the community has been successful with starting up a short term business in the Dominican Republic? When I search properties ...
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Hey BP!I just wanted to jump on here to gather some data and do some recon. I know I need to be careful with how I even go about posting this, so I want to be perfectly clear that I'm not trying to directly recruit or...
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Since moving to Branson, Missouri from the UK 5 years ago, I wanted to share some reason why I personally invest in the area and as a local Realtor, serve many clients from all over the world, educating them on the re...
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I know its a long way out but when the High Speed Rail is finished it seems inevitable that some people will forgo the expensive LA and SF rents and move to cities like Fresno or Bakersfield (they already are). There ...
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BP,
I currently have a deal on the table that I am very interested in. It is located in a college town in which seems to be a good community (population roughly 20,000). My big concern is that it is not nearby any ma...
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Does anyone put their own house up for nightly rental, and when it rents, take a quick "staycation" and take profit and reinvest into their long term portfolio? We decided to give it a try, just built a big beautiful...