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Mark L. Duty of your agents, bad house purchase
11 October 2019 | 50 replies

I purchased a house a couple months ago, and paid at the top price or a little over for a supposedly move in ready home. I had an agent/broker, home inspection and appraisal. I haven't been able to move into the house...

John Ringgold What's the typical lease missing that you've added to yours?
1 March 2021 | 91 replies

What is one thing you've added to your lease that may not be in the standard lease that has prevented a problem you had from happening again?  Not looking for the specific wording unless you'd like to share, but the "...

Melanie Stephens Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
8 December 2021 | 123 replies

Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

Raquel Baranow Tenant painted room, I'm scared, sad, what to do?!
13 November 2015 | 83 replies

I spent a lot of time fixing up a rental, did all the work myself (with a friend), I considered the paint-job a work of art, apparently the tenant didn't think so, he not only primed the walls but also the trim now I'...

Paul Sandhu Do you put Christmas trees or other decorations in your STRs?
30 November 2022 | 11 replies

Most of my places have a utility closet with a 3 foot pre-lit artificial tree.  It's up to the tenants to put it up.  Some other places have Christmas lights on the deck that have been up for 5 years.  What do you have?

Curt Bixel New STR property expenses?
6 October 2020 | 4 replies

I have a duplex in Columbus, Ohio, which I am planning on turning into a short term rental.  It is a 100 year old home, but it is in good shape.  The kitchen and bath were remodeled this summer and the entire unit was...

Aaron Liu Modern Kitchen Must Haves
30 June 2015 | 3 replies

Kitchen is a place that must have all the necessary equipments that makes your day to day life easy. It is the place where you spend the weekend time and after office times and it must be decorated and made in a very ...

Cole Simpson Why People Prefer Vacation Rentals Over Traditional Hotels?
19 June 2022 | 4 replies

Rentals provide quite a few perks. There are many reasons to choose a vacation rental when visiting a new destination. Here are the top 3 reasons why people prefer vacation rentals:
Kitchen access
Value for money
P...

Paul Sandhu Why does my CL ad violate their TOS?
4 March 2021 | 5 replies

Every now and then my daily CL ad gets removed and I get an email that it violated their TOS.  In some of the backgrounds of pictures there were T's and A's.  Someone from CL deleted the pictures but kept the ad up.  ...

Mindy Jensen How Do You Deck Out Your Short Term Rental?
8 January 2020 | 34 replies

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...