Julie Marquez
Tenant Turnover: Took Me 15 Days, How Long Does It Take You?
I just went through my first major tenant turnover on a 2000 sf house. It wasn't that bad, just cleaning and minor stuff and finding a new tenant. It took us 15 days total, and I documented the entire process here on ...
Christopher S.
Purchasing property with friends for personal use and rental
Hi everyone,First time poster here. I work as an attorney (in a field unrelated to real estate, unfortunately) and plan to purchase property in the coming months with two long-time friends, one who manages his parents...
Mindy Jensen
What to do with the eye-wateringly ugly fireplace?
This is my fireplace. The mortar is dark grey, the rocks are called Moss Rock (I think) and the whole room is dark because of this space. The wood has to go, my husband HATES these rocks and wants to rip them out. I t...
Doug Fluckiger
Finding MTR tenants
Our plan starting out was to do MTRs exclusively for all the reasons everyone does. The problem is consistently finding tenants. FurnishedFinder gave us exactly one tenant for <30 days and it was a mess (collecting...
Douglas Larson
Home Staging . . . What the heck is Mid Century Modern?!?
I stage all my homes for sale. I have had to adjust to a few new trends over the last decade and a half - mostly color palate (tans a browns changed to soft greens and blues). I am not a designer but I watch some home...
Eric McClam
1st STR Need Furniture Sourcing Suggestions
My wife and I just bought our first STR in Powder Horn Mountain neighborhood in Deep Gap, NC outside of Boone, NC. Its a 4 bed / 3 bath 2700 sq. foot home. Looking for suggestions on where to source attractive comme...
Martin Neal
Kitchen Help: This cabinets did not turn out as expected!
Hello BP Sorry for the errors in advance, accidentally pressed post before I was ready. I'm renovating a kitchen and the cabinets did not turn out as expected. I brought the top cabinets and tried to save/salvage the ...
Daniel Blanco
STR Occupancy and guest issues
Hi there everyone, this will be my first post. So my wife and I have a rental property in an "up and coming area" of Miami. We've had inconsistent bookings on Airbnb and VRBO. The guest's that we do get generally get...
Craig Lillard
Serial vacation rental strategy. How does this sound?
Hi! New member here. My wife and I are ready to go see the world a bit and I have pondered this strategy. Would love some feedback. What I was thinking we might do is choose an area of the country we want to spen...
Alicia Prokos
Rules of Thumb for Estimating Road and Utilities Installation Costs?
I am considering buying a 50 acre, rolling to hilly parcel with lake views near Knoxville, TN for a proposed subdivision of 1 acre lots. I need a good short hand method to estimate the cost of building a curb and gut...