Does anybody else use decorator switches in their rentals? Trying to decide between old-fashioned toggles or rocker switches. If you use rockers, did your tenants say anything one way or the other? 

Why do so many Multi-unit property investors want/allow grass on their rental properties? Why pay for lawn care for $100 per month when you can do decorative rock or other xeriscape designs and hire some neighbor kid ...

Hi folks! I'm an antiquarian by trade but my family is planning on going into business in the real estate industry. I'm excited because it's an opportunity to really flex my understanding of historical decorative arts...

What's the most fireplaces you have in an STR?  My 3 story house has 3.  2 downstairs and 1 on the second floor in the master bedroom.Another house has a fireplace in the living room.  Some refinery contractors tastef...

Hi BPers! Does anybody sell sand in the DFW area? My buddy lives in north Richland hills. But he's willing to travel to go get it. Thanks!

Hi everyone,First off, I am not handy.  I would like to be handy, and I hope to become handy by simply doing and learning.  My long-term goal is to have a number of buy and holds, so I'm going to experiment with some ...

"If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world, it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other l...

I live in Orange County and I'm inheriting outright a 10 unit apartment complex in the Riviera/Westchester area of Bakersfield near downtown. I was planning on selling the unit, but after doing some research I decided...

We would like to install hardwood or laminate flooring into our 2nd floor condo.  The only problem the HOA is considering to ban any type of flooring except for carpet in rooms other than the kitchen or bathroom.  The...

Hey STR fellow investors,
I've been setting up quite a few short-term rentals now, and I think it's time I got smarter about it.
Since I don't know how I can do better about the renovation part, so let's skip to th...