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I recently bought a condo with the intention of converting it into a rental after a year of living in it then buy another primary and repeat the process. I used a real estate agent and told them that was my plan. Afte...
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We are close to buying a 4 bed 3 bath single family home in Destin FL. It’s in a great neighborhood with a pool 20 yards away and the beach is a 50 yard walk. Anyone have any recommendations on buying and renting out?...
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So I am confused. So on Airbnb and VRBO I have that we charge a $500 security deposit. When we get a booking on VRBO we receive some sort of statement saying that VRBO is holding $500 for damages or theft. On Airbnb i...
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My wife and I purchased a house hack and have been renting the upstairs unit on Airbnb. We recently had a guest who booked our place for an entire week (total payout to us was ~$1K). However, the guest never stepped f...
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I was wondering if anyone on here had heard about this controversial new bill that is going to be voted on for St. Louis County? The first couple of paragraphs of this article cover the broad strokes before offering m...
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I recently posted an MTR. I haven't received any bookings yet. I'm trying to contact hospitals and insurance claims. I've put the property on Airbnb, facebook marketplace, padsplit, etc. How fast did you guys get a bo...
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Hello Fellow Bigger Pockets members,
My name is Mikael and I have lived about 4 years in Playa Del Carmen Mexico. I´m completely new to real estate investments and have joined this forum in hope of finding ...
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Hello,I have a lending opportunity coming my way. I'm new to this and I'm not sure of all the precautions I need to take, apart from running the numbers on the property, and working with an investor who has a solid tr...
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I purchased a duplex on 20 July 2016 with the intent to rehab and rent the property using all cash. I then discovered the BRRRR method and would like to refinance to get my cash back out to start another. My question ...
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I'm weighing my options for buy and hold strategies and was hoping people with experience could chime in. I'm interested in learning more about Vacation rentals, what sites work the best, horror stories, success stor...