Melanie Johnston
Government Meeting on Short Term Rentals in Arizona
Those of us concerned about the future of STRs in Phoenix, Scottsdale etc., need to know what's happening, so I'm sharing here:Second 'Impact of Short Term Rentals' meeting will be held Dec. 3The next Joint Ad Hoc Com...
Gary Smith
Lowering the sales price in a good market?
My partners and I built a spec home(our 1st deal) and it had two appraisals at $700k.
After 3.5 months, no one had shown interest in the property. We dropped it from 720k to 650k
And now after 4.5 months, our RE bro...
Chris M.
Flat Fee Listing (with buyers coop) or pay full 6% listing agent
I'm finishing up a rehab and need to get it listed. I can either pay a flat fee of $500 for MLS listing + 3% to the buyers agent, or I can pay a listing agent the full 6%.From what I can tell, there isn't that much a...
Cody Barrett
Is it appropriate to shadow handymen/contractors?
Hello everyone!Newbie here who will be closing on my first property in the coming weeks. (banks take forever!) but it has let me create/setup my business and get an LLC filed by my lawyer even though I'll only have 1 ...
Kurt Stein
Any Inexpensive Surveillance Video Options for Rental Property?
Hi BP,
I'm looking for a cheap video surveillance option to keep an eye on my rental property. This was a request of a tenant who had her vehicle stolen from the driveway, and something I want to do to ensure my ten...
Aaron Washington
Game rooms/arcadea return for STR
As some of you know, my wife and I are in the process of purchasing a vacation home in the Davenport area. We are planning to rent it out as an STR when we are not there. While looking at other STRs around the area we...
William C.
Just want to say Thank You for all the great "Perks" BP offers !
I've been a member here for about 3 yrs. or so now and really haven't participated much. Mainly, I would just look in from time to time and get a general feeling of what's happening in the REI world. I've owned and ma...
Erik Pacpaco
home insurance claim after water damage
We had a plumbing leak in our rental and there was damage to the flooring to the bathroom, kitchen, hallway as well as one bedroom. It was so bad that the tenant contacted us with a video showing the water seeping thr...
Martin K.
Appliance Repair and General Maintenance, Tips and Advice
Hey guys, I have a few rental properties and own an appliance repair company. I had a personal profile on here a while back and this site was very helpful when I was looking to learn and I got great advice and resourc...
Rob Simpson
Real Estate & Professional Photography
In my perusing I often come across photos taken at bad angles, at night (!!), with 0.3MP phone cameras, fish-eye lenses, and the list goes on.
Has anyone at BP ever worked with a pro photographer to enhance a listing...