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Hi everyone. Looking for some guidance on scaling our portfolio. We currently own 8 multi families combined in Dayton, OH and Rochester, NY. I was laid off in December and would like to start investing full time (beca...
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Student rentals make good buy-and-hold investments, or else people would've stopped buying them a long time ago. But what are the pros and cons associated with a student housing investment compared to a traditional bu...
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Hi BP,
I'm looking for a cheap video surveillance option to keep an eye on my rental property. This was a request of a tenant who had her vehicle stolen from the driveway, and something I want to do to ensure my ten...
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Hello all,
I am a casual RE investor who has been to BP.com several times to read archives, but now have a unique situation with my primary residence that I'm hoping someone can advise me on.
My wife an...
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I'm worried about over-leveraging myself on my properties. My wife and I have our primary residence and a rental property (that we have owned for about 4 months). I'm thinking about using $20K of the $80k equity in m...
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Is anyone else experiencing slow bookings? I am in 3 different vacation heavy markets and my April & May calendars are at about 25% occupancy.
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I have a beach property which needed some fascia wood to be replaced and also the roof over the porch along with a few other minor items. The porch is about 18' by 10'. I was referred a contractor so I was definitely ...
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Hey all, So I am closing on a home today in Atlanta that I plan to stay in for a few weeks out of the year on and off, and rent it out to business travelers via short term leases, Airbnb, etc when I'm home in CA. Next...
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Hi investors,I am an investor from California and would like to invest out of state for the first time in my life. I am familiar with SF bay area and LA area markets. however, I know little bit about Nampa, Eagle, Boi...