Sharad M.
Did you have a mentor when you first started?
Hello all-
I am just trying to find out how many of you had a formal/informal mentor when you first started out? Or you were someone who read a lots and lots of books and spent time on forums like these to bridge the...
Rob Pattison
Buying a retirement home in Costa Rica using 401k money
I'd like some advice on the wisdom of using $100k of my 401k money to buy a retirement home in Costa Rica.The facts: I'm 57 years old and live in Hermosa Beach, where I rent an apartment. The houses here are $2 mill...
Joshua Larson
Huge Airbnb home struggling
Hi everyone,I purchased a large 4 bedroom Home in Panama City. It was used as a short term rental and I wanted to continue that trend. For the last 6 months its been rented once. I hired the property management that i...
Account Closed
Is investing in Michigan too good to be true?
It seems there are great deals in Michigan, especially in the Detroit metro area and fanning out to the west. However, being from California I don't know much about this area, other than the public info available abo...
Bob Kane
Best towns in Utah for a STR/Vacation Home
Hello all,
My family and I are native Floridians and we love it out west! Two years ago we visited the National Parks of Utah and loved the area, the landscape, outdoor activities, etc. What else I love is it's cen...
Gregory Mizzi
Buying Land in Maine for Cabin Vacation Rental
Hello everyone,I am currently looking at buying land in Maine (near Bangor) to use not only as a personal vacation spot (to get out of NYC for once), but also as a vacation rental for when I build on the land. I was w...
Jake Greener
STR Friendly Agents -Regardless of Location (Let's Talk)
Hello all, I am hoping to get some insights from real estate agents who do a lot of work with investment properties and short term rental acquisitions especially! How do you feel the market is nowadays? Are you still ...
Lee Fahy
BRRRR Seasoning Question
I purchased a duplex on 20 July 2016 with the intent to rehab and rent the property using all cash. I then discovered the BRRRR method and would like to refinance to get my cash back out to start another. My question ...
Andrew Giunta
What mistakes do I need to watch out for if buying long distance?
I'm 24 and have about 500k in cash that I am looking to turn into a business in real estate over the next few years. This will probably be my main business and I am unsure if I will take up another form of employment....
Karen Margrave
VACATION RENTAL DATA?
For those of you that own vacation rentals, do you know of where a person can find the data on local markets related to VR? Such as rents, number of units in an area, vacancy rates, etc.?
Ann Watkins