Jacob Brenyo
What makes a great STR real estate agent?
I’m a broker here in Central Florida and am curious to hear opinions on what makes a great STR real estate agent? Is it local knowledge about any given area? Experience in selling short term rentals? Connections to ve...
Meghan Begue
Is Colorado's Multifamily Market Still a Good Bet for New Investors?
Hey BP Community!
I’m currently on the hunt for my first investment property in Colorado, and I wanted to share my experience and hear from anyone who's been navigating the same market. Initially, my goal was to secu...
J. Martin
Go Refinance Again!!! 10yr Treasury meteoric drop the last week!
Call up your mortgage broker! Get your documents together!Average 30yr mortgage rates have dropped from around 4.0% at the end of 2015 to below 3.6% being quoted today. That's 40bp in a little over a month! We are now...
Pam Smith
New Regulations Coming...what to do?
Hi everybody-We have our first STR in a tourist destination and had a very successful first season. This area has perhaps 1000 permanent residents and the primary economy is tourism and always has been. However, we ju...
Joseph Mceneaney
Best places in Florida
Would like to know if anybody has any information on Florida/ best places to invest best places to buy -- vacation home?I would like to buy a vacation home down there mid Florida area to upper section; then do some in...
Jake Cohen
New Multifamily AirBNB Renovation Complete!
The details:Total of 7 beds, 4 baths divided into 3 units in Steamboat Springs, COPurchased off MLS for $695,000, 25% down.Approximate remodel & Setup Cost: $200,000Total Cost of project upfront: $373,750 Traditi...
Angela DeBorja
Can I Take Over House Payments- Buying House Cheap from a Friend
We have a very close friend who is desperate to sell her rowhome in Baltimore. She purchased it for 250K in 2007, owes 221K, and it is currently rented but the rent does not cover her mortgage. The rent probably could...
Dan Froilan
House hack a duplex or get a VRBO -- first investment
My wife and I just moved here from Arizona and we moved to invest in real estate we now live in Missouri and are wondering if we should buy a duplex in the Columbia Jefferson City area or go for a short-term rental is...
Tawa W.
Evaluating a property for Airbnb/short term rental
Hi all, I am evaluating a property as an Airbnb/short term rental in Port Orchard Washington. I have looked at several other properties on Airbnb in the area. My concern is that none of them are booked more than one o...
Matthew Brill
Central Heat and A/C
Hey BP community!I just closed on my first property, a duplex, and am just starting the rehab process. There property currently has in window cooling units and no heating source. I am already having to upgrade the uti...