While doing the due diligence for an apartment building in Texas I noticed that the property tax rate was quite high compared to many other states. I understand the state has no income tax, but that's not relevant to...

First-time investor looking to purchase a TK property that I plan to hold long-term.  Been shopping around for some rates assuming 25% down and 30 years.  Got a quote of 5.5%, which can be 4.875% with 2 points.  I und...

Hoping you short-term, vacation rental folks can help me out. What are some things to consider in the short-term/vacation rental market that go beyond just clean towels. I'm thinking tax considerations, property manag...

Hi All,New investor here. I live in NYC and have decided to begin my real estate investment career in the Twin Cities. Having gone to school there, I’m fairly familiar with the area and believe there is great opport...

Hi BP, I run a small time property management company that helps take care of STR's and second homes in Summit County, Colorado; an area completely saturated with STR's, and I'm starting to see a correlation of pain p...

I went live for my airbnb in March and have seen a significant drop in bookings since this month. Any tips and tricks to get better search results?https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1024868125019924074?adults=1&am...

After doing some research and saving up for a little bit we decided to purchase our first place. We live on Long Island so it didn't make much sense to invest here. Taxes and properties are crazy high as well as not t...

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I'm researching to get started in the REI market in Miami. Is it possible to visit some of the county public auctions to see how it works? Or is it exclusively for those that put deposit cashier's ...

Hi All,
First off, I have been reading Bigger Pockets for years and I would like to start this post expressing a tremendous amount of respect and admiration to all you folks. You are all so generous with information ...

As you scroll through fackbook or other sites you see various life hacks about cooking, landscaping, etc. I want this post to be about landlord hacks( what are some simple tricks you use to make your life easier as a ...