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BPers, sigh... I thought I did my due diligence, but apparently not so. We bought a house in Hampon, VA, it is 15 min walk to the beach. Instead of putting it in the rental market, I wanted to try airbnb it. So I rese...
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I learned this weekend that Ryan Webber passed away on Thursday. Here's the news snippet.
Ryan was one of our earliest BiggerPockets supporters and has helped thousands and thousands of wholesalers with his posts her...
My apologies in advance for being verbose, but the details are necessary. I've been living in my home for 7+ years and I've seen the neighborhood change with some property owners renting out their homes instead of sel...
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I have been reading “Rich Dad Poor Dad” for the first time and I have to say...mind blown. I always saw my dad as very financially responsible, coming from a very poor upbringing and making a comfortable life for our ...
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I've recently felt very compelled to start contributing to BP more, so here is my follow up from my last post I put out 10 months ago titled "Quit my job at 21 years old to become a real estate investor". I would like...
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Hello All. 1st time posting here. We are looking at the North Carolina outer banks for some possibe investing and partial living. We are interested in maybe doing short term rentals during high season and then livi...
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My husband and I are looking to buy but financially it would make sense to move into something that could also help us pay the mortgage. We however have children. It kinda bothers my husband that we would have tenants...
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As everyone knows it costs a lot to turn a unit between residents. Therefore it is recommended you do everything possible to retain the better tenants. Do you have some specific items in place to retain these tenants?...
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Hey BP Forum! When you purchase a buy and hold property do you believe in making only necessary repairs or do you go in and gut the place even if it doesn’t help your ROI? I’ve been going back and forth on thi...