I am bidding on an auction and I know there are 15000 dollars unpaid HOA fees.How likely it is that I am able to negotiate lower fees? I am thinking to bid on it and hire a lawyer to get the fees lower. Monthly HOA pa...

Good evening BiggerPockets - I hope this post finds you doing well.I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to all of you.  My name is Brian Palmé. I am a full time high school science teacher and a part time rea...

Hello fellow BP!I’m a new landlord and I have a single home property with a tenant. The tenant is a nice guy but he is asking if I would purchase a window film and he would install it for me. The window is pretty good...

Hello All!So I had a turnover this week on a unit that, just two years ago, had brand new Pergo flooring installed.  Upon move out there 2 places (in separate rooms) that have noticeable scratches at least 8 inches or...

Hello all, I have a large 5 unit building that is all separate electric baseboard heat. The building consists of 3 units that are 3/1, and then two 1 bedrooms. It's two floors. The left side of the building is two of ...

We're closing on our first STR next month (yeah!) and need to get the property set up for renters. Please tell me about some of your favorite STR furnishings/kitchen items/bedding/towels/security gadgets/etc.  Put on ...

Looking to put carpet in a couple bedrooms in an AirBNB. They rent the entire house and I do month-long rentals so I don't want to go with bottom of the barrel carpet which is what I was planning to do at first. Anyon...

What’s the best thing you’ve done for a tenant? Did it cost you anything? Are you happy you did it?

My wife and I just got our offer accepted on a turn key vacation rental in the Ventana Canyon area of Tucson. 1286 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo. Fully furnished including linens, dishes, pots, etc.

We're going ...

I'm considering buying an apartment, 2BR-4BR with 10% down, second home mortgage, in the 450K-550K range. Some stats:- We probably won't be able to find too many vacation renters in the off season. Season starts in Ju...