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Hi All,Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I am an active real estate investor that has portfolios in a few different markets. I am starting to evaluate a new market and have been intrigued a bit with Birmingha...
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Hello STR investors! I'm wondering how many of you invest in a tried and true short-term rental vs. a mid-term rental? If you do the mid-term thing, why? How did you first learn about it?
If you DON'T do the mid-t...
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Hi Folks
I am a newbie in real estate area and looking for passive income sources from Rental Properties. I currently live in NY so would look for out of state option only. Being a Software Developer by profession, I...
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I recently evaluated a mentor agreement with a nationally recognized expert in SFH investing. Let me state upfront that mentoring and expensive courses are not something that I believe actually work, yet this program ...
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Are things softening in the Bay Area, and if so, are you changing/modifying any of your strategy because of it? I was up at Bay Area Wealth Builder's RE meetup in Corte Madera (near Marin) last week with @Kathleen L. ...
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Anyone willing to share some hidden gem markets for STR, MTR, and LTR? Would love to hear where you have been investing in and how well its been going!
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So I am a newbie - and it seems like my very first tenant may end up being not so great! In April we closed on a second home and moved into it and kept our home in Erie to rent out. We found tenants that everything ...
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So July is the first month that I've collected rent at my new properties. I got all the rent except from one tenant. From all accounts from the previous owner, she was a model tenant. In fact, I remember being in her ...
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Hello everyone!I'm knee deep in an lengthy rehab on my first BRRRR deal ever, in Sellersville, Bucks County PA.The project started in late February, DAYS before the pandemic came around. Talk about good timing... Anyw...
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I know this is probably border line - privacy issue - if not fully frowned upon. :-|The title of my post - these tenants had no respect for the property - why doesn't there exist (again, venting) something that landlo...