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Hello Everyone,looking for lessons learned or must haves when shopping for home owners insurance on rental properties. Currently in the process of buying a duplex and want to make sure I’m well insured for the unpred...
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What activities qualify for the material participation tests for making your short term (<7 day on avg stay) active instead of passive income/loss? I'm taking the "I contributed 100 hours and nobody contributed mor...
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Hello BP! I am preparing to rent out my first investment property! I've seen tons of information and posts regarding where to advertise, but I can't find much on how to advertise. What are some do's and don't's when w...
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Hey all, I set up two sets of books, one for my LTR and one for my AirBnB. The LTR has the mortgage on it, the payments, etc, and the rent from the LTR pays most of the debt on the property. But not all.
I'd like the...
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any insight on strong MTR markets in the northern Dallas suburbs area? I know they are greatly appreciating but I am unsure on what aspects to consider to see which of the specific ma...
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Does anyone know how people typically value PM companies when/if they sale them?
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I live in Columbia, Missouri. It is a college town. That simple.
It seems that rents here may be just a bit inflated (at least in my opinion). I am looking to invest in a duplex. (Live in one room and rent the res...
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I was approached by Avantstay and wondered if anyone in this forum has had experience with them from owner point of view.
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I am considering staging rental units. Has anyone else tried this?Do you think I can rent a unit faster or for more money if it is staged?I've staged homes for rent and I've rented furnished apartments but I've never...
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I have a single family rental property in houston Texas. I had a tenant move in and three months later, she moved out in the middle of the month and stole my stainless steel refrigerator, not to mention she never p...