Jacob Lockard
Looking for advice to either continue my STR or sell
Hello everyone,Here are some details about my situation. I bought the house in December 2022 to start a short term rental. It's an owner occupy situation, where I live in the home and rent the other 3 rooms on Airbnb ...
Tina S.
does it matter where your electric panel box is?
I'm updating a 1950s 2/1 900SF home in South Carolina. The electrician suggests upgrading to a 200 electrical service entry with through the roof mast and relocate existing circuits into a single EXTERIOR 40-space 200...
Courtney Glass
Market analysis of a small town for self storage
I am looking to buy an existing self-storage facility in the Southeast TN/North GA area and just found one for sale. I am mostly just working on learning how to properly analyze these deals. I am struggling to figur...
Holly Barrett
Self Managing from a Distance
Looking at a duplex 8 hour drive away. I want to self manage, BUT I'm getting tripped up on how to show prospective tenants the units at turnover.What options might we have?Realtor fees for showing are steep, at that ...
Stefanie K.
Chicago - Advice for tearing down and developing a lot
I currently own a pre-fire 3 flat (aka VERY OLD, 100+ years) in a very desirable neighborhood of Chicago and when we purchased it, we purchased it for the land value (tear downs all up and down our block). The house i...
Mat O'Grady
What would you do with 18 small houses on one street?
Hello Everyone,I recently came open 18 houses for sale on one street. They are all currently being rented out. They are all on separate deeds. There is also 22.5 acres of land. I was trying to come up with options of ...
Adam Walker
Allowing Someone to use my rental property as a short term / Medium Term Rental
I have a 2/1 800 sq ft, house in Durham, NC. I have been unable to rent it for about 5 months now and I am not seeing the price point I was desiring when I closed on it (around $1700-1800). Currently property manageme...
Linda Robinson
Tenant has a dog when I have no pet policy
I have a no pet policy. I used a realtor to screen tenants. We agreed on a section 8 tenant. After submitting the paperwork and having an inspection the tenant was approved. She moved in and after 2wks my husband saw ...
Desstani R.
150,000 to start investing and don’t know where to begin!
We just sold our first house and made 150,000 we now live traveling on the road but want to invest that ASAP so it’s not just sitting in the bank Into real estate but don’t know where to start. Should we buy one nicer...
Justin C.
Preparing for 1st Rental open house this Saturday
I have read through the numerous rental open house posts here on BP and didn't see this covered. I will have approx. 20 copies of the application as well as 20 copies of what I'm calling "Important Lease Notes" where...