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You called up a bunch of contractors for this property renovation, and hardly any of them returned your phone call.
There are several contractors that you meet, and they have sent you quotes. These quotes are all ove...
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So I am about to be a proud new landlord and am wondering what others have done to lower their cost of insurance on older (1900 ish) multifamily rentals. This will not be a house hack just a good old fashioned investm...
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Just curious if anyone has invested in short term rentals in cities like South Haven, Saugatuck, Pentwater, etc. and could share some details about how their properties perform or how they found the property. How does...
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Hello all,
My wife has some health issues so we spent Christmas breathing in the salt air of Panama City Beach over Christmas this year. This gave us Airbnb fever. We're currently looking for rentals in our area (M...
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I'm a 55 year old retired auto dealer who has done a little real estate investing along the way. My wife and I moved to Prescott, AZ a couple of years ago and just love it. Arizona is beautiful and is very stable ec...
Hi Bigger Pockets Members! I posted a little over a year ago with an intro and an idea about a mixed use property. I received some great advice and now I'm back with some updates and in need of more guidance. Here is ...
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Hello all, my name is Deric Alston and i'm freshly new to real estate but it's always been something that I have wanted to explore. I have no background what so ever in the field. I'm originally from North Carolina, b...
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Hello, my name is Gus Gottlieb. I’m a student at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, and am looking to get into real estate investing. I’m mainly looking at house hacking and potentially some multi family homes. I’ve done ...
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Have you installed any energy savings devices in your STR properties?We have a 4400 sq ft 6 bedroom cabin that just had an $800 electric bill.We have 2 HVAC systems and an inline dehumidifier. These run alot in the su...
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We purchased our first investment property in Sep of 2017. We (*I*) thought it would take 3 months. (<--ignorance is bliss!) Fast forward to 2019 and we're just wrapping things up. BUT, the first side of our duplex...