Hello everyone,I've been managing my short-term rental (STR) in the Orlando area for a few years now. Initially, I handed over the management of my property to a company, giving up 25% of my earnings for them to handl...

Pardon me in advance that this is a bit long-winded, but you can get a "too long; didn't read" summary down at the bottom.

So I've been working 18 years now. All of those years were in fairly well jobs, but it is he...

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I’m a 21-year-old college student majoring in physics and economics, I am the president of the Commercial Real Estate Club at my University, and am preparing to enter the investment b...

Are you prepared to do what it takes to SURVIVE this business?Are you REALLY prepared to make those tough calls?Can you push emotion to the side for the betterment of your business?Are you willing to do EVERYTHING in ...

I'm doing some passive investing in trust deeds and thankfully have never had any issues with defaults yet.  I'm not setting up my own trust deeds, I'm investing though hard money lenders who do everything and I write...

I find myself browsing these forums less and less as times passes. Biggerpockets is such a machine now and while there is lots of useful advice, it's primarily aimed at newbies (who can't use the search function mind ...

Do you have a college degree? If so, in what field?
Has that helped you in your real estate investing? Or do you think you could have done with out it?
I am a firm believer that our path in life has lead us where we...

I was just wondering what everybody's education or background is? seems that a large percentage of you folks have some type of formal "business" or finance education, or come directly from the world of Real Estate?

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The newest trend sweeping the rental market (from my perspective) in Colorado is that many tenants want the right to grow pot in the unit. I can see downsides and upsides.Downs: messy, elevated risk of break-ins and ...

I am beside myself trying to figure out what documents do I need to have for a rent to own agreement. I talked to a lawyer but he didn't seem to want to talk about what I needed. The first thing he said was "I don't t...