Andrea D.
St Pete house hackers
Hi there fabulous house hackers and others who considered it, but went a different way,I am trying to decide if I should wait it out in the St Pete area for a duplex /triplex to house hack, however I’m finding it to b...
Michael Walker
Needing advice for my son
I have a very capable 22 year old son who is a 3rd year electrician apprentice. He has no debt (including NO credit card, school and automobile debt). He has managed to save $35k with a small $2k emergency fund living...
Nate Macdonald
Apollo beach - AirDNA data vs. Personal experience
Hi BP Community,My wife and I are newbies to the short term rental world, with a goal of purchasing our first STR in Q2 2022! One market that has really stood out is Apollo Beach, FL, because:- The data on AirDNA is ...
Kimberly Arington
Help finding STR
Hello, I've been searching for rental properties on zillow and Facebook marketplace for months now for decent properties with landlords willing to rent their property out and have been getting nothing but quick No fro...
Satyam Mistry
HOA Restricting Rentals
Hello, I know this is a common topic that comes up, but wanted some input on best way to proceed with this particular situation. I have 3 condos in a community of about 70 units that are managed by an HOA as well as a...
Spencer R.
Traditional 401k, Roth IRA, or neither?
Hi everyone,Just as a quick backdrop: I am a 23 year old working a full time office job and contributing 8% (4% traditional, 4% Roth) to my 401k, and getting 4% matched by my company.What I am wondering is if I should...
Jordan Clayson
Clearing title after tax sale in Louisiana
My mom owns 50% of my grandfather's estate. The other 50% was inherited by my mom's step-nephew after my mom's brother passed away. My mom's step nephew stopped paying the taxes and his 50% was sold to me at a tax ...
Lewis Eldridge
Adding Rental-appropriate Smart-Home features to Rental house
I'm in the process of renovating my latest rental house. I've been thinking about Smart-Home features which would be beneficial to a landlord as opposed to wiz-bang cool features to attract tenants. Specifically, I'm...
Garrett Pettit
House hacking drawbacks - taxes and other issues
Does anyone have any advice for dealing with back-taxes and the risks/drawbacks of house-hacking a primary residence as an investment property as well? So many people say house hacking is the best way to start, but I ...
Gray Karnes
Private Lender / Partner
I have been looking for a private lender and have an acquaintance interested. However, rather than be a lender at 8-10% interest for short-term loan, he wants to be a 50/50 equity partner. Is this common? I am look...