Casey Cobern
Lease to known 1 year tenant or wait for potential long term
I just finished the rehab on a rental. It has been on the market a few days with a lot of interest. I had a couple look at it today that needs a place this week. They check out well (credit back ground, etc.) but this...
Josh Buchanan
Anyone successfully convert a motel to efficiency apartments?
I live in a county just outside of Asheville NC, and my wife and I have 5 long term rentals and 5 short term rentals, and we are looking to scale our real estate business. Affordable rentals are in short supply in the...
Kyler J Sloan
Appraisals for Unique Homes
Is there an appraiser near Asheville NC who would provide me with some assurances before I undertake the construction of a unique structure that I would later like to refinance? If I have the design plans drawn up is ...
Chris Brown
Planning Your Short Term Rental Growth Strategies
We are currently planning to expand our STR portfolio in our market and I wanted to try to have a more structured approach to this goal. I believe this will allow us to avoid some of the many potholes with setting up ...
Henish Pulickal
How Peerspace Generates $3k/month in passive income for me
https://www.peerspace.com/pages/listings/5ce4d035fa938c000cb975adWe moved into our showroom/office/event space in January 2019. Because it was a blank space, we designed it so it suited our needs perfectly. We have ...
Dylan Nicks
Short term rental questions
I am new to real estate. What are some qualities of successful short term rentals?
John Hole
De Minimis Safe Harbor and Safe Harbor for small taxpayers
I understand that the De Minimis Safe Harbor is for real properties that are less then $2500 each and Safe Harbor for small taxpayers is for improvements that are no more than 2% of the cost basic or $10K whichever is...
Rajan Raval
Hardwood floor security deposit question
I moved out of a New York City condo, owned and rented out by an individual landlord. There were a few waterworn floor boards (near the kitchen sink and in the closet) - if I had to estimate, max 5 sq. ft. in a 500 ...
Nicole Heasley Beitenman
We scored a great deal on furniture for our second MTR. Here's how.
We're gearing up to launch our 2nd MTR. Furnishing our first was miserable. First, we tried Amazon, Wayfair, and Walmart furnishings. 50% of was particleboard garbage. Then we tried the FB Marketplace route. By the ti...
Stan R.
Investor from Brighton, Michigan
Hi All,I have been lurking on BP (reading & listening) to more broadly increase my REI knowledge. I am very impressed by the willingness of members to share their REI experience and expertise. Thus - many thanks t...