I bought my primary residence 4 years ago for $150k.  Now it's worth $200k because of market increases in the area.  I'm planning to buy a new house to live in and rent out the old one, but I'm concerned about becomin...

How do you personally calculate the cleaning fees?I've been running into this lately in my STR analysis. I have talked to PMs in the area and am told the "cleaning fee is a pass through cost" - I understand that the g...

I am interested in finding out if anyone would recommend a reverse 1031 exchange?... If you have an investment property you want to purchase and take the profit from one you own but you purchase the desired investment...

Hello all!Typically when I am analyzing STR deals my most efficient way to find out if a property will cash flow well or not I use the 15% rule. This is where the revenue for the property needs to be 15% or more of th...

As Im doing my final round of analysis, just thought of putting this question here. I'm quite sold for the Kissimmee area and looking at some properties there. The reason I have almost decided for this market was that...

Hello,I'm a long time follower of this community and recently made the jump into purchasing a home in Houston with the intend of turning it into an AirBnb. At the time I made the decision to purchase this home that is...

Hello, BP newbie here.  I was watching this video by Brandon recently and found the method interesting for helping to identify properties that might be worth a second look (https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/201...

So I'm ready to buy my first SFH rental, but I'm struggling with a few things. I want to know what expenses I MUST account for when calculating rental income minus expenses. (Tax, Insurance, etc.) Also, how do I know ...

I would like to start a LLC and was wondering do I have to transfer the property into the LLC right away or can I do it at a later time?  

I'm considering putting an offer on a NOO duplex in Pierce County, WA, and since this is my first time jumping into the deep end of the pool :-), I'd appreciate a review/spot check from this seasoned BP community to m...