Alex Keim
Is it worthwhile to list on multiple platforms
I have a single STR (4 bed ocean view home) located in a small coastal town on the west coast. It went live just a few months ago at the beginning of summer. Currently it is listed only on AirBNB. The summer occupancy...
Grace Ng
Problematic Tenant Asks For Dog Despite No Pet Policy
Hi BP community,I would like to have your advice about one of my tenants.I rented a property to a lady, her daughter and granddaughter in Nov. They signed a two year lease. Four months later, she claimed her relative ...
Rhondalette W.
Eviction on record from 7 years ago (2008) do you rent to them?
Trying to find our first tenants. We have found a couple that we like, however the husband has an eviction from an apartment in 2008. I have heard some say that if a person has ANY evictions they would not rent to the...
Forrest Faulconer
Are Baby Boomers to Blame for Low Housing Inventory?
There are not enough houses to go around and I think I know why. Some have suggested the pandemic has caused the low inventory in housing, but with interest rates so low and houses selling above asking, why would any ...
Scott E.
Are Hotels Better than Airbnbs?
In most markets short term rental supply is high. And a big issue is that a good amount of the supply is from new 'investors' chasing what they thought was a get-rich-quick scheme. So the market not only has an unbala...
James Somers
401k or Real Estate?
I know this may be a weird question to ask on a real estate forum (Im thinking the vast majority of responses will be pro real estate), but I wanted to get some different perspectives from the BP community. I current...
Charles Heistand
Showing Perspective Tenants An Available Unit
Hello Bigger Pockets!My wife and I acquired a 6 unit apartment building in July of this year. Three of the units were empty when we purchased it. One of the three units was fully renovated and we rented it immediately...
Matthew Harding
Is positive cash flow a myth in today’s environment?
Hi all - I’m looking to purchase my first investment property near Houston. Single family home, relatively turn key, ~$250k, decent schools. Given rates are what they are, I don’t seem to find anything that positive...
Johnathan Cummings
Is Subject to fraud?
I have a subject to deal that I can pursue, but my broker tells me that subject to is mortgage fraud. Basically if the current owners die, go into bankruptcy, or something else, I would lose the property and it’s not ...
Klemens N.
Asset Protection Strategy
I want to share the details of my Asset Protection Strategy. I welcome constructive comments.- First of all, I live in California as it has very little asset protection (for instance no tenants by the entirety) and it...