I have been looking at various property management software applications that exist, and Buildium seems to be an extremely popular one. Considering that it costs a minimum of $40 a month however, it seems like it migh...

I am looking to purchase a "flexible" vacation rental home.  One I am considering is 3,000 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a large entertainment area and a pool.  I am considering sectioning off two of the bedro...

I'm starting to look into buying a STR property in Hawaii and I know there's other members on here who have plenty of experience in this area that I'm hoping can chime in with their collective experience/recommendatio...

I am just getting involved in real estate investing and think I found some land that could be very profitable to build a spec home on. I am in Virginia and found a development with several lots selling for around 5-15...

I live in the dense center of Ohio State Campus where real estate is scarce and expensive. There are of course the regular options of - door knocking - cold calling and so on for finding a good deal. But everyone is d...

Hey Bp's, I am set to close on my first investment property on the 23rd of December. We will be renting out one unit and living in the other. We do plan on building our portfolio by 1-2 properties a year hoping to inc...

After getting the hang of analyzing 2-4 family properties, I'm starting to look at some vacation properties as well.  What are some of the added expenses you deal on a vacation rental? Off the top of my head I'm think...

Hi, my name is Ami Saunders and I've been an inactive member for a while now. I live near the San Francisco airport on the "Peninsula" which is basically Silicon Valley, the place with all that crazy venture capit...

I constantly get asked, "When are you and Carol going to get your own real estate TV show?!?!" Since I enjoy embarrassing myself, I thought I would provide an answer...along with a video... As backstory, over the p...

Short-term rentals have become an increasingly popular investment strategy for real estate investors to increase wealth and passive income. STRs have very substantial tax advantages compared to other strategies as lon...