Hello! First post on Bigger Pockets:) My husband and I will be closing on our first STR in about 3 weeks!!! It's located in Sevierville, which is about 4 hours away from our home. We hope to have the property set up o...

People seem to expect their water heaters to last 10-15 years. Are you guys just letting it corrode as soon as the first anode rod is eaten up? How do you go through water heaters so fast?

Hello all, I want to thank you ahead of time for any input, I think best out loud and this is a good substitute. I recently purchased a package of 4 homes, I planned to sell 2 and keep 2 for rentals. I've sold one, th...

Tenant who has been in the unit for about 2 months contacted me the other day about the in unit stacked dryer being broken. For reference, it's stacked, with the washer on the bottom and the gas dryer on top in a cus...

I guess you can call me a long-time lurker...I joined BP in Jan 2020.  I always knew that I wanted to invest in real estate, but I didn't know what capacity.  With me being in finance, I'm somewhat risk-averse and tha...

Hi all,i am new to REI and would like some advice on how to look at a issue that exists with a duplex i am interested in.currently, the owner pays for the heat (oil) for the 2 apartments - his estimate is $4000 a year...

I am in the market for my first investment property.  I have purchased and lived in 3 houses of my own already, so I have already been part of the initial process. I am looking for some help with what kinds of things ...

I'm sure this have may been discussed before, but I missed it.    I currently use Excel to track all my rev and expenses - I have 11 doors - mostly STR and a few LT.   I need something better to keep track of things. ...

Help please:How can I do a background check on a senior who want to rent my 1 bedroom apartment in Mercer County NJ? He's 90 and doesn't have an email address so I can't process the usual background check via Transiti...

I'm still tracking to forecast how the IoT will benefit landlords. Some newer thinking suggests a world of interconnected sensors will transition us away from viewing of our rentals as products and more towards housin...