Hello! My name is Jake.First time poster here.I want to jump in to real estate today. The “issue” (more of a roadblock) is I am living in a rather expensive area on the coast of California. San Luis Obispo, CaMedian h...

Hi all,My wife and I are high W-2 wage earners. We general follow "boglehead" philosophy and have a lean mean investment portfolio and live well below our means. One first world problem we have is earning a high incom...

I don't know if other people are as paranoid about this as I am. It's hard to imagine nobody worries about it.I usually try to have my wife with me but that is not always possible.  Today, I am Face Timing with my son...

Guest house utilities are shared with main house under my name.  New tenant and he’s running the A/C all day and night even when he’s not there for long hours at a timeI’ve told him to be mindful and turn it off when ...

- In Miles, Hours Or however you would like to measure... - What was the FURTHEST distance you have bought an investment property from where you reside?

I'm trying to have to avoid paying a locksmith every time a tenant moves to re-key the locks. Which locks do you guys use that you can re-key easily yourself? Thanks!!

I'm looking to buy a property in Baltimore use as a short-term rental full time via Airbnb. While working through the slower parts of the purchase process (financing through a small credit union), the thought occurs t...

The Situation: We have been renting a full furnished home as a STR for the past 3 1/2 months. It's an expensive home and that we pay a steep monthly rent for. Since move-in we've had numerous issues with the home and ...

Looking for recommendations on keyless entry to our STR that won't have wifi. I've read dozens of threads here about keyless entry and it seems 99% of locks used require wifi. Kind of bummed because I had one picked o...