I am wondering if there is a webpage somewhere that shows the effective tax rate per city in the US. I have tried sites like smartasset.com or googled for the county assessors page to get the rate, but both are really...

I am curious what the community here thinks of this deal, and if I made the right decision. My plan is to start off with some solid and reliable rental properties, and eventually scale out to multiple short-term renta...

A little history on the transaction - a Triplex with asking price of $235k, I offered $215k and the seller has countered with $225k.  They have been trying to sell since May 2019 and initial price started at $295k.  T...

I'm torn because I told myself I would stay out of other people's business and only focus on my own, but after paying my quarterly STR taxes to the city of Austin, I'm thinking twice.
Austin is known for heavy STR re...

Hi,

I need advice regarding dogs in the rental apt. One of the tenants moved out and she left such a mess behind especially of the dogs she had. I just bought the place and inherited the tenants.

I don't want to acc...

SO.... after reading countless posts, listening to EVERY single BP podcast, joining the amazing Bigger Pockets community, I finally took the leap:I just closed on my first RENTAL PROPERTY!1. How I found it - I found i...

Being newbies with no time to waste, we dove in off the deep end exploring our path to financial freedom. And while the regrets are few the mistakes are many. Thankfully, we haven't acted on most of those mistakes exc...

I have a verbal quote for 14% of monthly rents for 3rd party property management.  I know typical rates are 8-10, sometimes I've seen 12%.  But could a PM be rock star enough to warrant a 14% rate?  I just can't see t...

I am stunned at the number of smokers that are out there in the rental pool. Right now out of seven units I have four smokers, all of which claim to be 'outdoors' smokers, two of which I discovered subsequent to leasi...

Is anyone using internet marketing strategies to sell homes online? Just wondering?

God Bless,

Tyra