Heather Pelletier
Embarassed to admit this but here it goes.
OK, here is is...It's time for me to get real and do something drastic. We are broke, I just went to the grocery store and needed to use my credit card. I have been married 11 years, we have 2 kids. I work part time...
Karen Margrave
Challenges of developing mobile home parks, affordable housing
With such a high demand for affordable housing in California, Oregon, and other states, has anyone tried developing a manufactured home park or anything similar? What are the challenges with getting it approved? Is it...
Gene J Jakominich Jr
Looking for the Team
I have been managing a 4500 sq ft (3 unit commercial) building for a few months for my aging mother. I will be inheriting a great property but currently she’s almost 30-40% under ASF per ur, plus not its in an LLC bu...
Account Closed
Ordered my first round of direct mail yellow letters today!
So I have gone several months now in my home market without finding a decent deal to fix and flip, and I finally decided enough is enough. I have read so many stories here of folks who have successfully implemented di...
Brian Ross
Floorplans for STRs vs LTRs
Hi all, I'm starting to look at designs for a new build in a small college town, but with a reasonably large student body that drives a lot of traffic in/out of town throughout the year. My family has been in student ...
Joseph Cornwell
How do you overcome inflated purchase prices?
My fellow BP'ers,I am running into a reoccurring issue lately. For a little background, I am located in the Cincinnati, Ohio market. I am looking for a 2+ multifamily property, the amount of units does not really matt...
Michael Temple
Rent Increase Guidelines Requested
Ever since becoming a landlord, I have struggled with the concept of rent increases. The short story is I haven't done them. The longer story is that is coming back and biting me in the backside now. Expenses have gon...
Jonathan Conaghan
AirBNB is asking Congress to step in and provide relief for STRs
The following link from Business Insider discusses proposed relief that AirBNB has asked Congress to implement in light of policy changes they have made impacting property owners revenue. https://www.businessinsider.c...
Branden Heath
Arbitrage vs STR buy and own
I have successfully paid my way out of debt and want to start real estate investing. I have a high desire to be in the short term market. I live in the Pacific northwest (central Washington state). I want to start wit...
Nadir M.
Tenant doesn’t want to place TP in waste basket
Hello BP,
Wanted to get everyone’s opinion on what they would do in this situation. My current tenant said that the toilet is clogged again. Had it opened about 3-4 weeks ago and the reason was too much TP. I told hi...