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Hi,We are currently under contract on our first STR in the Smoky Mountains. We are trying to maximize space and offer the amenities that guests are looking for. The cabin currently has a game room with a pool table....
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We have an offer in for a MFH with window a/c units. The MFH was built in 1934. Would you leave the window units, or pay the $6k+ per unit for central air? The tenants currently pay all utilities. The units rent at $7...
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I know this will bring out the haters and the, "you don't understand bitcoin". With that said here goes:
Bitcoin hit $23,000 this week. What does that even mean? You and I agree that today one Bitcoin is the value...
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All,I am diving in the pool of real estate investing. I believe I have several options and would like advice on picking the best one. To help with the decision here is a little about my current situation. My wife and ...
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What's the connection?
I was at a graduation recently where the commencement speaker announced future plans for each of the Math graduates as they received their diplomas. As I expected, many were headed to ...
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One trick we use sometime is take a water hose from the back of a washer machine... I carry one in my trunk (With a plunger). Go to the neighbor and offer them $10 cash to run a hose from their outside faucet to your ...
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A couple years ago I had an intern who was working on his Real Estate degree at UWM. He told me about his paper about the role of fresh water as a driver for economical development and why he would choose to invest in...
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Hi, all. I'm closing on my very first rental property this week, and am looking to set up one of the online PM services, ether Tenant Cloud or Cozy. Buildium seems to cost too much for me, right now, having only one p...
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Hey All,
I'm closing soon on a new, and my first, investment property and had planned on using cozy as a means to screen tenants and to collect rents. However, it looks like they've been cannibalized by apartments(do...