I'd love to hear from folks about what they think of Airbnb and it's use for STRs. As an avid user of Airbnb over the years, when it started, it was viewed as this amazing alternative to hotels that offered a very com...

Hi Guys. I recently went through my first turnover and used Rentalutions.com for the whole re-renting process. I want to share my review of the service for anyone that might be considering it.Executive Summary: Rental...

Hi Everyone, I just recently put an offer on a duplex in Cleveland area and one of the units is classified as affordable/section 8. I purchased with the intent of honoring the current contract and not renewing next ye...

After the Trulia / Zillow merger announcement of a few months back, this one is easily the second most significant in real estate this year.In push to diversify, News Corp. buying Move for $950 millionWhat implication...

Hi I am furnishing my triplex in Cleveland and there is an appliance shortage. Many are on back-order and even the scratch and dent places have limited stock. I spoke with my contractor and he mentioned that for his r...

In a competitive market, you would expect real estate commissions to get competed down between brokers.   For reasons I don't understand, commissions stay high across all brokers at around 5% to 6% per deal.   Can som...

Hi all,I know the upfront cost of solar panels is significant. However, I'm wondering if I can pass the extra $50-$100/month to the tenant with the expectation to increase the demand for my property. Does anyone have ...

Baltimore tax sale is going on as I write this. Getting blown out. Extreme competition in our space. Typically there would be only on or two other bidders on the low end properties. Today we have 4-8 bidders even o...

After reading all these books and forum posts... one thing that still doesn't click with me is where on earth do these renters come from?!?  So I find a good property deal... takes time but ok.  Fix it up probably... ...

Hello everybody! I hope I'm posting this question in the right place. If there are any agents out there doing these transactions, are you going through your brokerage? Also how are you advertising for tenant-buyers on...