Hello Everyone,(This may be rather long but I appreciate your time reading and certainly your advice)I am new to the BP world and loving it. I have been a Dave Ramsey fan for a while, listening to him on and off while...
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I am a beginner Real Estate investor and currently own one rental property in Marion Illinois which is performing well. I am currently debating between continue to invest in Southern Illinois for rentals or not. I hea...
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I purchased a duplex (two 2/1 units) in Roswell, GA in July of 2017. I recently went into the property and the tenant showed me a bunch of mold growing on the inside of the bedroom walls around the North perimeter of...
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Hello all. I am unaware of any mold problems in my rental home. I cannot recall ever having conducted any inspection for mold (though I assume the house checked out adequately when I purchased it around 2002). My tena...
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I received a text message this morning from my tenant saying that over the weekend he replaced the kitchen faucet. On one side it is nice he is taking care, BUT I am worried about falling into a game of repairs and m...
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I am seeing a larger number of people get into the Short Term Rental Space as they can cash flow their properties better than a LTR. For people who are looking into STRs, currently have them, or brokers whom have clie...
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I'm just starting my STR. I have an over 25 age requirement, and Airbnb doesn't seem to have a way for me to verify a guests age other
than asking the guest. And that's not good enough. For you hosts who do require a...
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We are going to replacing our appliances in a house we just bought. Well almost all of them, the refrigerator is brand new and works great. It's this model LG. So I typically like to buy from the same brand so everyth...
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Has anyone used owner financing to build STR portfolio?I m wondering if the return s for the STR revenue make up for the higher cost of an owner financed property.If the numbers works, is it a smart idea?The monthly p...
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First off, I'm new to the BP community and I just wanted to say and give a slight intro about myself. My wife and I have been landlords for 16 years and now have three properties simply because we just converted our ...