Brandon Holley
Court declares mandatory rental inspections unconstitutional
The Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus ruled that the City of Portsmouth Ohio’s occupational licensing requirements imposed rental property inspections and licensing fees upon the landlord, violating the Fourth Am...
Greg R.
Airbnb guestsI violating rules and keep bringing visitors
BP community, I'm in need of advice from seasoned STR property managers. I have been in the STR game for about 3 years now. Just recently I acquired another STR, this one out of state from where I live.The property I'...
JD Martin
Experienced STR owners - is "some" money always better than "no" money?
Good morning all!I was having a conversation with another investor a few days ago regarding short term rental occupancies and rates. In some areas right now it appears that bookings are "down", at least compared to th...
Josh Trup
FTHB OOS REI Multifamily Advice
Hello all! 25 Yo from SoCal. Been researching for the last couple weeks and just got pre approved with my friend who is a lender for up to 600k purchase price on an investment property loan with 20% down. Ideally thou...
Grand Wally
Eviction question
I'm pretty sure I'm about to evict a tenant....
What can I do to safeguard any potential theft/vandalism in between the time I notify the tenant I'm going to evict them and when the sheriff shows up (maybe 1 week)....
Emily Sulliban
50% Rule- Is it Really a Rule?
I've been reading on the 50% rule for calculating viability on a potential rental income property:
Gross monthly rent
-(minus)50% for operating expenses
______________________________(equals)
NOI(Net Operating Inco...
Brandon Sturgill
What are the Real Costs Associated with Wholesaling a Property?
And who typically pays...closing costs? title fees? title insurance? surveys? etc. etc....
Damir Kamber
Assisted Living Facilities?!
Greetings all, As I am driving on my way to share knowledge with my current place of employment (that's all it is), I came across an interesting, creative RE idea which generates additional revenue when turned into a ...
Hedy Kromer
1031 exchange to invest in an out of state Turnkey?
This is my first post on BP. I’m really on the fence & need some advice.I have a 3 bedroom single family house in Los Angeles, CA that I bought in 2009 right after the crash for $255K.It’s appreciated a lot & ...
Mike S.
Are These Interest Rates Especially High?
I’m grateful for any insights folks can provide on current interest rates for an investment property. Do the following rates (issued in the past few days) seem especially high:
For a single family rental home:
+200,...