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Hi Everyone! Thinking of dipping my toes in short term rentals. Looking at Clearwater beach and down the Gulf Coast. Any location suggestions with decent cap rates? Open to other Florida beach locations too. From what...
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I was just hired (though unwillingly) to purchase a note on behalf of a past client. He held a second mortgage and they both began to default. I encouraged him to foreclose faster than the first and he did. He now ...
I have a friend, going through a divorce, and wants to sell the house because it is underwater, with a mortgage and second mortgage that are approximately $50,000 less than current market value, plus about $20,000 nee...
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How do you begin your search for a new deal?Did some searching on this and found very little. I know all scenarios will be different but thought it would be great to get lots of ideas on this for all the newbies(point...
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Does anyone has experience working with "The Lender" to finance a short term rental property? When we spoke to them last week, they mentioned that they can easily do 20% down with no experience needed as being a host....
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Hello BP members!I am contemplating on purchasing a single family home that I will house hack. The property has an attached mother in law suite and an attached efficiency. The numbers look good (details below) but tho...
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I started my STR in Galveston at the end of February this year. I've averaged about 85-90% occupancy so far, and all but one booking has been through AirBnB, the other being VRBO. As we are getting closer to the end...
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Hi Everyone,Long story short, I have a property that is on a downhill slump right now. Over the last 7 years the property owner has gone from have a property manager full-time, to part-time, to none at all. The owner'...
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Hello,I currently own a rental property and am looking to buy another. My question is there is popular talk about the "BRRR" which I love the concept, I'm not trying to knock it at all. I am just confused at how the r...
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The short answer............yes!Especially, if you're new! I wish you would just trust me on this, but I'll share a couple of errors I made.1) Operation shut down. Most contractors will tell you that you don't need ...