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I've been debating on buying a property to use as an airbnb rental. I'm familiar with estimating for a property that will be a long term rental, but not this. I wanted to see if I might get some tips on what I may nee...
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Hey BPer's
I am just getting going with rentals and I am curious what everyone does on day one that the tenant is approved?
This might be a silly question but I want to understand what is consistent with the industr...
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I have been struggling with this question for a while now and am not sure what the best course of action is. There are pros and cons of both.Pro of using a realtor:In NYC the landlords generally doesn't pay the realto...
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Hi BP,For over a year now I have been thinking of building an ADU. With that said, what's your experience been like when obtaining architect plans/designs? I live in Los Angeles County, specifically the San Gabriel Va...
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So I just wanted to see some feedback on this. I have been renting out my primary residence basement and recently had a vacancy and tried air bnb this week. I had a surprising turnout, it was booked for 4 out of the 5...
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Greetings, I would like to raise some money for conventional financing of a duplex or 4 plex.
I have a rental with 110k equity owe 39k 6.5% and a primary residence with 100k equity owe 98k 4.5% 15 year note. If I c...
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Are VRBOs a good investment? Any watch outs? Would you recommend doing it? If there is already a forum on this subject, please direct me. I'm sure this has been discussed many times :) Debbie
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I'm new to the REI market but actively seeking my first investment. I am debating on whether or not I should pursue a foreclosed home and renovate or buy a duplex.-I have found a foreclosure in my general area for rou...
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Hi! My contractor is requesting a third of total renovation cost as down payment - but I've hired him for labor only (I'm providing the supplies etc). I would feel more comfortable paying a normal labor rate as we pro...
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There were some issues that caused some delay and we finally had an appraisal which was done on Monday and ETA for the report is Friday and the sellers are refusing to give me another extension since I already extende...