My wife and I are under contract on a duplex in the rapidly developing* east side of Austin, TX.We made a $471,000 offer and are approved for a 3.5% FHA loan (as long as the sellers are willing to replace the roof, ad...

Section 8 sounds like a good way to go for rental properties, since the rent checks come from the government. So how do you set up a unit for Section 8? Do you have to register it or have it inspected? Are there any d...

I wanted to know has anyone used www.findcompsnow.com? I like how they break down the comps in cash buyers, private lenders, and retail. Has anyone found any cash buyers from here to buy some of their deals? I'm tryin...

So my plan is to remotely manage a few vacation rentals I currently own. Trying to set them up to be as "hands off" as possible. I have local resources to help out if needed, but trying to minimize calling on them. I'...

I'm looking to buy an investment property in the desert of CA, for high end renters who come for tennis and Coachella. I want my property to stand out among the others, to maximize occupancy in both the high- and off-...

Hey BP, I was just curious what was everyone take on buying rental properties. Do you or would you buy turn-key properties? Why or why not? What do you consider turn key (i.e. already renovated and rented or just reno...

I attended a high income seminar today. The sad part was that the seminar title was Strategic Defaults! The speaker was very high powered attorney in swfl that has been doing these for a couple years. The stats came f...

I thought I'd share some of our lessons from the past nearly year and a half of running mid-term rentals. Back in January 2022 we had an LTR turnover on one of our units. My wife and I have been super scrappy over the...

As a new rental owner, I'd like some feedback from tenants. In the last 3 weeks, I've had 25 people make appointments to see my rental house.

I've confirmed with several the day before. I also ask when making the ap...