Brett Weaver
Textured ceiling removal
I see a lot of topics about dealing with popcorn ceiling, but I have a slightly different case. I've embedded an image. It looks like it was "stamped". To me it's not as bad to look at as popcorn, but my wife is ad...
John Knisely
Delaware County PA Multifamily Trends
Hey fellow Philly area investors, Happy New Year! With 2017 coming to a close I took a look at market data on Multiunit transactions in Delco for the year and also previous years for reference. I originally started to...
Justin B.
Blackstone drops home buying 70%...Uh Oh!
The whole story about how private equity firms and hedge funds have steamrolled into the residential home market to become this decade’s slumlords is a story covered on this blog before mainstream media even knew i...
Meghan Dreher
NEW STR coming to market algorithm optimization
We have a new STR coming to market. What can we do in the first month or two to help optimize our ranking with the algorithm in booking platforms? It is coming to market in our off season, should we wait closer to o...
J. Martin
How Close to the Top? - SF Bay Area Housing Affordability Analysis - (w/ Charts & Graphs!) by me
Executive Summary:Because of the real estate I own, and prospective potential purchases, I wanted to know more about where we are in the real estate cycle in the SF Bay Area. Inspired by great students and researchers...
Gabriel Garces
Looking for mentorship in Northeast NJ Area
Hi,
I am a college student graduating in May 2014 with a degree in Civil Engineering. Since the summer I've been reading financial success books such as "Think and Grow Rich" and "The E-myth". Having the rig...
Solomon Solomonov
Determining Occupancy/No-Inspection Issues
Hi all,
First off, I am new to BiggerPockets and a novice investor. This site has been incredibly valuable in my education and I am very thankful. More to the point:
I am currently conducting due dilige...
Luke J Nelsen
Best STR market for cash flow?
Hey everybody,
My wife and I are looking to diversify our portfolio and are considering short term rentals. We focus on cash flow and cash on cash return. Appreciation is a plus.
What vacation markets have you found...
Paul Kasemphantai
Calculating Vacancy Rates for STR
Hi Everyone! Im new to biggerpockets and this will be my first post! I was wondering how much do people budget for vacancy for seasonal rentals. Im looking to do a STR in Ocean City Maryland and the vacancy rate, if I...
Chris Dudek
Vacation Rental Property Value?
Hello BP members. Does anyone out there have any advice or resources that would help determine the value of existing short term rentals or VRBO's? I was told a "general rule" was to never pay more than 10 times annual...