What is your maintenance routine for keeping your rental property in good shape (roof, HVAC, etc). Are you familiar or using any system to alert you to possible damages? 

Hi BP!  Quick and easy question for all the new or soon to be new landlords out there.  What's your biggest fear of becoming a landlord?I am here in Chicago and have had pretty good luck so far with decent tenants, ho...

Hello BP,    I have been looking into Duncan, OK for a while now since I have extended family out that way. However I have been trying to locate a property manager out in that area only to be met with a significant am...

Hello,I got the loan docs notarized in my lawyer's office but the title company refuses to accept them as they only work with notaries they've selected themselves. What should I do? 

I had a magnetometry survey (fancy name for an oil tank sweep) conducted at a property I am looking to purchase in Northern New Jersey. The scan detected an anomaly between the grass and driveway. While a metallic foo...

Hi BP Nation, I am looking for some advise on who pays for title company charges in the state of NJ. I am the buyer of a property in NJ and have a property under contract. The standard Realtor contract that my agent p...

Back in the good ole days (2000-2006) I was fortunate to work with a experienced private money lender that had a very easy loan approval process and simple terms for new ground up construction.The loan approval proces...

Hello All -
We are in the process of purchasing our 2nd STR and since this will be under a different LLC, trying to understand how other hosts handle this situation. I don't believe Airbnb & Vrbo allows 2 differe...

I'm furnishing a new STR in North Phoenix (next to Scottsdale) that is a 5 bed 3 bath, large kitchen and connected family room with pool and mountain views.
We will probably have two king beds, two queen beds and a b...

What is the listing price premium that is needed on VRBO relative to AIRBNB to be revenue neutral? It seems like VRBO charges the host more.