Recently, Sevier County TN commissioners voted to require a "permit" for all short-term rentals in the county, "to ensure that all short-term rental units in Sevier County meet minimum safety standards."  Of course, t...

Hi, I have a couple who applied for one of my units. I have not had the best gut feeling about them from the beginning.  After running their applications (background check, credit, etc.) everything has come back satis...

It's my first time helping my parents with tenant screening and the demand for rent has been great. We received over hundreds of inquiries. There is definitely more demand than supply in our market. Unfortunately, mos...

How many BPers were able to make money moves in 2018, and stay itemized with the new tax laws and higher standard deductions going into effect?What were your big moves of 2018 which made sure it would happen?

Hello all,  I have recently stumbled across a commercial project in Boston that was a "Net Zero Neighborhood".  In short this means that it produces more energy than it consumes.  This type of project I believe has tr...

ISO: I need help. I inherited my grandmother's home 15 years ago. It is uninhabitable as it was in a fire in 2010 and has been sitting ever since. There is no mortgage on it. And I'm not interested in selling or havi...

I heard in a local real estate investing webinar that tenants screening rules needs to be revisited in this market. In short, they were saying that tenants are able to afford buying homes now (with the interest rates ...

Everyone in the REI community always seem to have extremely high standards for the tenants they choose - good credit, no criminal history, on time rent, absolutely 0 evictions, etc. I've never met someone that didn't ...

We just closed on an up/down duplex in Dundee on Underwood that is zoned residential. Residential properties being converted to office and/or retail space is very popular in this area and many of the old homes have al...

I'm dealing with an insurance question in San Antonio.  The property consists of a SFR plus a "in-law cottage".  The property is part of an estate and it will likely take a year or more to distribute the estate (I'm t...