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I live in Hamblen County TN with a population of 65k. I haven't found any local hard money lenders yet so I'm considering my only option may be to extend my search radius to Knoxville or Nashville (~100 miles away). P...
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Just finished my Second property using the BRRRR Strategy under my personal name. However ran into a issue with my credit which cost me some cash. It dropped about 85 points within 2 months. I leveraged accounts I had...
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Hello BP Family!My name is Kelly Jenrette, and I've been a Pro Member for a little over a month. I've been listening to various podcasts, reading books, etc. My husband and I are new to investing and excited about t...
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We are experienced Airbnb hosts but just listed our property on VRBO. On Airbnb we are able to welcome instant booking for guests who meet our review requirements. We like this little bit of security. VRBO does not se...
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I am managing my own rental properties. How do you have your tenants complete the rental application? Online? Through z website like cozy.co, zillow rentals, etc.? Or, do you have your own rental application?I have a ...
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Hello, I am new to biggerpockets and new to investing, and have some questions that hopefully someone can help me answer. First, a little bit about myself. I am 22 years old, recently married, and work a full ti...
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Hi all. Is it best practice to shop lenders? Any tips/tricks or info around this would be super helpful.My situation:Credit score of 800-805 (depending on company). I want the lowest interest rate, and lowest down pay...
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Hey BP family, I am in the process of filling out loan applications to get pre-approved for my first duplex investment that I will be living in, out here in Portland, OR.I wanted to get a different perspective from ot...
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I own two STR in Quito, Ecuador and one in my basement where I live in Alexandria, VA. Like everyone else I had two days where I had 8 cancellations. My heart sunk and I knew it was going to be tough. However, two wee...
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I have a 2bath/1bath rental in a nicer area in south St. Louis. It is the second floor unit on a duplex. I have advertised it on Zillow using professional staged pictures and would get about 3 to 4 inquiries per week....