Currently looking into buying a 4bed/3bath SFH in Truckee (preferably in Tahoe Donner) and use it as a short term vacation rental. I hear that STR laws are better than South Lake Tahoe (city or El Dorado County) and i...

Hi All! I am finally in the process of buying my first triplex in the Kansas City area. Very excited and also very nervous! I am really hope for some advice (the good, the bad, and the ugly), regarding the property an...

Hello everyone! I'm very excited to join this community as I have been surfing various forums for over 15 years and they have always been some of the most helpful avenues I've taken. I'm excited to learn and possibly ...

Hey all,Was just curious if vacation rentals are generally recommended and a good idea for a newbie investor. I've just started listening to the BP podcasts and reading the beginners guide, so I have a ton to learn st...

Hello everyone, I live in NYC and was thinking about buying a condo in Fort Lauderdale that I would for much of the year use airbnb or other short-term sites to rent out. I may potentially stay there 4-6 weeks in the ...

I just spent my evening at a local blogging meetup and couldn't help but wonder why more of our members aren't blogging either here or on their own personal blogs off-site.

I can't tell you how important I think a bl...

Hi everyone,I wanted to get some feedback/thoughts on a short term rental strategy I am looking into.We have 8 strs in TN that are doing very well. These are great but they are all in the Smokies a traditional vacatio...

Over the past few weeks I've created a Facebook business page, a Twitter account for my business, and a website. Now my question is, what is the best way to make those things work for me? I've spent a lot of time, esp...

Hey Everyone!I was wondering what your best strategy is to find off market properties.  We are all looking for that home run deal that nobody knows about for ourselves or our clients.  Over the past year, I have found...

Hi all! I'm a relatively new investor located in Tallmadge, OH (just outside of Akron). Some brief history: my husband and I actually became landlords by necessity in 2007 when we found ourselves unable to sell our ho...