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For many folks new to the world of short-term rental hosting, getting their hands on a property can be quite the challenge. You've probably come across some "Airbnb Gurus" who like to talk about rental arbitration. Ba...
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Honestly, I would have never guessed that this market is actually not great for rental investments and real strong for fix and flips. Who knew?!
Here is the scoop:About this Market: Toledo, OH, emerges as a prime mar...
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Hello BiggerPocketeers!In an effort to clean up the forums, we're creating an FAQ Forum, where the most-asked questions will be prominently featured, along with some really great answers.I need your help!Please take a...
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Than Merrill of Flip This House will be speaking at my local real estate club in July. Has anyone seen him speak or attended one of his bootcamps? His Website, Fortunebuilders.com, lists a 5 day program for $3,497 a...
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So last night my tenant and I went through our property move out inspection walk through. I had bought this property about 6 months ago at auction and inherited this tenant. Needless to say, the place is destroyed. ...
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Hello there!I'm currently looking to get my foot in the door regarding investing out of state. I currently live in a very expensive market (Los Angeles, CA), and recently just paid off all my student loans, have a sta...
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I hired a general contractor for replacing roof, remodel kitchen and bathroom along with painting and some other work. the whole project is about $ 65k which include materials and labor with a payment schedule . he's ...
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I am looking at an elementary school that has been abandoned. I am thinking I can turn classrooms into several small pods or rooms like a hostel. put in a pool and some nice common areas to make it kind of a pod resor...
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[punchline at the end] I have a legacy tenant that has been living in the building since purchase (7 years ago) and they recently killed their gas range with only one of 4 burners working. When they notified me it wa...
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I got renewal quotes on 2 of my investment properties in Tampa this week. Last year I paid $1475 in premiums for the 2 houses combined, but the quotes this year came in at about $2200. That's about a 40% YoY increase!...