Hello - I'm looking to remote manage a STR property myself and was wondering if anyone has experience and advice how to manage the little tasks (e.g. take the garbage cans out/in, replace the air filters, cleanout the...

TLDR: What is the best way to charge for an backup/on call person for your vacation rental in case of emergency? (Not full property mangement)
Long version:
I do virtual vacation rental assistance for a property abo...

Where do you guys keep your reserve funds?  It seems like a waste to just have them sitting in a checking or savings account, but other accounts usually either have risk, or make it hard to pull the money out.  Does a...

I wanted post a warning to my fellow community members. Currently the BP podcast is sponsored by a company called vacasa. i have been using vacasa as my management company for two summers now to manage my property in ...

Hey! 
I was just wondering what everyone thinks about keeping your reserves in a 60/40 stock/bond portfolio? Maybe having a slightly larger amount of reserves than normal to be able to withstand any sort of downturn?...

I am looking to dive into REI and I've decided house hacking is the best route to go. One of the things I am concerned about is tenants knowing their landlord is a door away and knocking on my door about any and every...

I rent a duplex to two groups of two tenants, so you`d think among the 4 of them, somebody could be home for a new AC unit to be installed.When they first notified me of the problem, I asked them to check the breaker,...

Hi, my tenant is 1 month late with rent. He always was in time, but switched jobs, and told me he was going to be late, and pay late fee and eveything on the 15th. So the 14th i got a call from another tenant, (its a ...

I couldn't find this question anywhere, but can't imagine that it hasn't been run into before.I am inevitably going to buy a property in the next 90 days. I am trying to decide whether I should manage the property mys...

of me to search through the obituaries and cross reference the deceased in the public record for any mortgages or satisfaction of mortgages in hopes of maybe finding a property to bird dog?

In a way I feel kinda bad...