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Hi, long time listener, first time caller, I just made this account today to post.I'm starting my final year of undergrad with a job offer to work remotely at a small tech company. It's not a mind-boggling salary, but...
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Hello everyone!
This is my first post and excited to be part of the BP movement! My life was turned upside down exactly 2 weeks ago when my wife said that she will be getting laid off in the next 3 months.
Inst...
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I am perpetually frustrated with the appraisal process. It's the same each time: A sign a purchase contract for an apt building and my lender pre-approves me. They get bids for an appraisal and select the one with ...
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So, last month I was laid-off from a job I held for about two years. Oddly enough, it feels like a blessing in disguise because I had grown tired of it. Despite being remote, I felt confined to my desk every day with ...
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Hi all - I am currently in discussion with a seller of a 4-flat home in the Chicago area, which I am looking to buy. The seller currently has the property financed through an FHA Loan that is transferrable. I am hopin...
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My goal is to purchase my first STR this year or early next. The location I have my eye on is a 3 hr drive from my home in a vacation destination. My question is: How do you know whether to hire a management company o...
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Would you consider outsourcing the management of your Airbnb? The biggest mental hurdle I faced when entering the STR space was that I did not want to deal with the headaches associated with managing an Airbnb and mai...
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Hi!! I have just closed on my first property in south western vermont (ski country) which I'm currently turning into a short term rental. I am eager to connect with any other investors in the area and network with tho...
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Im closing on my first remote investment. Its got a tenant who so far seems great. I was thinking before I get things with the PM I have chosen set up, that I connect with the tenant. Ask him to let me know if he has ...
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Hi BP!I live in San Francisco but have family in St Petesburg, FL involved in real estate where there market looks to have much better cap rate, investor friendly pricing and none of this California rent control hooey...