This one is a little personal.  Which is fine, because at the end of the day, we all do this song and dance for personal reasons.  However, I'm sharing this because maybe my story will help the next person, and its su...

I am purchasing a New Construction home in South Florida that will be complete in August 2019. I have already been pre-approved for a Conventional 30 year Jumbo Mortgage but I am looking to attack and pay off this hom...

My fiancé and I bought a 3bd 3ba sfh in Waukegan, IL.  We agreed that I would house hack while she finished her job in San Diego.  I am active duty military and was stationed in IL for a time.  I allowed my newly divo...

I've been a landlord for seven years, but I'm just curious about what the rest of you do.  I always feel a little uncomfortable in this case.  Okay, let's say today is Tuesday.  You talk to Person #1 on the phone, pre...

I want to thank everyone here for the learning I have been able to grasp from reading the forums and putting together a solid template to running a STR business.  These are for 2 properties in the Southeastern part of...

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Hi BP Community,I am in the process of researching markets to purchase my first rental property and I thought I would ask if anyone had any suggestions, recommendations or tips.  I currently reside in Northern NJ, rig...

My dream when I went off to college was to live for free, and achieve the American Dream of owning my own home. In 2007, I bought my first house in Tucson, AZ. I rented out three of the rooms and at 18 years old I was...

Long story short, my fiance and I own 5 properties in US and Canada generating about $88K USD of gross annual rental income. 4 are SFH and 1 Duplex. However our estimated annual cash flow is $6500 USD after PITI, prop...

I have been working on setting up a modest vacation rental in the Portland metro area. In the past, friends of mine were raving about VRBO, telling me it really does work- and they had a reasonable fee structure. But ...