Hi BP Community,I've been consuming BP content over web and podcasts like candy for the past 12 months and wanted to finally (formally) intro myself.My name is Jason. I discovered BP in the fall of 2017 which removed ...

I've lost interest in Hawaii long ago,  but thought others may want to read this.https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-maui-wildfires-vacation-re...

Hello BP Members,I hope everyone is staying safe, healthy and sane in these crazy times.  I am currently under contract on a vacation rental in the Smoky Mountains (approx. 10 min from Pigeon Forge), with a closing da...

Hello everyone,I've been deliberating whether to purchase a vacation home, with the intention to run it as a short term rental preferably within 2-5 hours from Los Angeles where I live.  I can not identify a vacation ...

I was told to drop my home into an LLC ASAP. It's in a single-member LLC. It's owned free and clear and now that I want to pull cash out via a refinance, no one seems to want to work with me. But if I pull it out of t...

Hey Folks, I'm sure the answer varies by market and experience, but I wanted to see what advice some of you may have when considering professional management and STR. Here is the situation: I am purchasing a 2BR/2BA c...

Pretty interesting article on how accounting tricks have created funny money in tech hubs like San Francisco and Seattle that have inflated the real estate markets:https://www.redfin.com/blog/2017/09/when-even-tech......

I have FINALLY nailed down my top two choices for a destination to begin my first STR.  I have done tons of research on both places and I understand the regulations for each.  I am just wondering what others opinions ...

I’m a broker here in Central Florida and am curious to hear opinions on what makes a great STR real estate agent? Is it local knowledge about any given area? Experience in selling short term rentals? Connections to ve...

Hello BP! We do not allow pets for our Airbnb and guest checking in today messaged last minute that they brought 2 service well behaved dogs with them both under 10 lbs. How would you handle this situation? I don’t li...