Right now I am at the beginning journey of acquiring my first short-term rental. I have done much research and found a handful of locations. I am between Outer Banks, NC., and Apollo Beach, FL. Outer Banks shows 18% b...

I know I could have tenants pay for rent on my own website but is it even worth it?The negatives im thinking about are a credit card processing fee, payments to keep the website up and running, and just another headac...

There are lots of stories about buyer's remorse, but have you ever regretted NOT buying a property?If so, what caused you not to buy the property in the first place? And what did you realize later that made you regret...

{Numbers included}You've heard it before: in 2007, my husband and I were young and naive, and desperately wanted to purchase our first home. Not only did we pick a neighborhood that we didn't know well (which turned o...

I'm just beginning the tenant screening process and was wondering about some guidelines. My sense is that you can collect applications from anyone who fits your minimum criteria and then choose the "best" based on inc...

Recently sold 1 property in Santa Clara, CA.  have 2 more in San Jose.  We live in 1 of them + rent out 1/2 to wife's C-corp business.  other one is cash flowing $1.3k/mth, but only because we put $500k downpayment.  ...

After listing my property (a 4-plex in San Diego) too high in a declining market, receiving no offers after a month even after a 9% price cut, I asked my broker: at what price could he guarantee an offer within a week...

I'm staying at an AirBnB in San Diego. I chose it for the location, just a few blocks from the beach.It's newly renovated and looks nice. Fresh paint, very clean, comfy beds and couch.But there are no decorations. The...

Hi everybody, I just bought my first property in Aiea, HI (on the outskirts of Honolulu) and am set to close the first week of October! I've been on BP for a looong time, but my real estate investing dreams were put o...

Hi BP! I wanted to share my rookie mistake. We have purchased two SFH with inherited tenants. The first was in February and the second this past month. While we were closing on the second rental, we did a new lease fo...