Nick Rutkowski
What is your favorite/cheapest way to get furniture for your STR?
Hey Everyone!I love buying a lot of furniture for a bargain. As we all know, there is nothing like a good deal. What are some of your favorite ways to cut your furnishing costs? Here are my three favorite ways: Re-use...
Yvette M.
? tenant breaking lease (CA)
Received this email from a tenant today. I called the pest company and
twice they have failed to show up to the unit. However, it seems that
even with the "infestation" he is willing to live in the unit for
a...
Harry Brodsky
Furnished vs Unfurnished Rentals
Hey BP!Curious if anyone has an opinion on furnished vs unfurnished rentals, specifically for students/international students. Right off the bat I can think of the cons being that it’s just more expensive as a landlor...
John Montgomery
Reduce Holding Costs
I recently had a tenant move out of a SF rental without notice. I wanted to share some ideas and lessons-learned that may help fellow investors. The order in which you follow these steps isn't necessarily as importa...
Amy Greenwood
Our first STR - rehabbed and rented!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Mentor.
Purchase price: $69,000
Cash invested: $100,000
*Total and complete renovation in 2022
*Upscale contemporary decor
*Fully...
Tim Bergstrom
Furnishing or Staging an Airbnb
Hey BP!Just want to toss out a question here about furnishing/staging an Airbnb. I'm researching different options to accomplish this for a couple Airbnb listings I'm looking to potentially post in a couple months.I w...
Amy Canfield
"STR Favorite Things" - Pretend you're Oprah
We're closing on our first STR next month (yeah!) and need to get the property set up for renters. Please tell me about some of your favorite STR furnishings/kitchen items/bedding/towels/security gadgets/etc. Put on ...
Lauren Heart
First time Bed Bugs!!! Tenant wants to sue! Advice anyone?
Hi BP Community!One of my SF in the Dayton, OH is reporting bed bugs. They moved in December 1, 2016 and just reported it to my PM this week. I know it wasn't infested 6 months ago, and I have always made repairs in...
Fred Cannon
What would you do with six rental properties without mortgages
Just curious about BP opinions. I have 6 mortgage free properties that I bought around 2010 when the market had crashed. I am thinking about taking out my original purchase money thru a mortgage. Actually in would be...
Jeffrey Kay
Investing in Vancouver
Looking to buy a condo maybe in Olympic Village Vancouver for 500-600k. Want to rent it out as a short-term rental or airbnb. Probably cashflow negative, but I want to try something. What do people think?