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Phillip Lee Turn my duplex into a vacation rental?
13 July 2017 | 11 replies

Good morning everyone,

I have listened to the podcasts on the vacation homes and read a few posts from members doing vacation rentals.

I currently have a duplex in Pensacola, FL in the heart of the city about 25 m...

Michel Solowitz How to manage your property manager as an out-of-state STR owner?
23 November 2022 | 3 replies

I'm a Canadian buying two properties in the US for STR which I'll hire a PM to manage. What are some things I can do to make sure my PM is being honest and competent? It seems so easy to take advantage of an out-of-st...

Michael Baum For those of you using Samsung Smart Things
17 September 2022 | 9 replies

Hey everyone. I know some of you, like me, use the SmartThings hub to control various smart devices in your STR's. Samsung will be migrating to a different platform. This has been coming for awhile now but not a lot o...

Charles Mullins Best ways to attract guests and cleanup/prep for next guest...
23 June 2017 | 6 replies

Hi everyone, we are looking to get into vacation rentals in the near future.  As we think through this and start reading more books I wanted to ask the community here.  What have you seen that is successful and possib...

Sam Tang Deceased owner of property in my neighborhood
10 January 2014 | 9 replies

Hello all!

So I happen to pass by a property I believe to be vacant frequently and out of curiosity I have looked into seeing if it is indeed abandoned. After reading multiple threads for advice on finding in...

Douglas Larson To GOOGLE GLASS or not to GLASS?
28 July 2014 | 11 replies

I got my invite today to join the Google Glass 2.0 "explorers club." I want to do it even though it seems to be an overpriced beta testing relationship that probably benefits Google more than users. I just ...

Nick Intrieri Newbie from Jersey City, New Jersey
26 August 2014 | 16 replies

Hey everyone, My name is Nick and I'm as green as they get when it comes to real estate investing. I'm 31 years old, working and living in New Jersey (Union City to be exact, on the border of Union City, Hoboken, and ...

Christopher Roper Rent by Room Utilities
17 June 2022 | 8 replies

I'm about to close on my first investment property (a rent-by-room house hack in San Antonio) and I couldn't be more excited!
Rent-by-room landlords, how do y'all handle utilities? Flat fee? Build it into rent? Or ch...

Kristine J. fisher Top 10 Tips to Survive The Coming Recession
26 November 2018 | 0 replies

We square measure approaching what's seemed to be one among the most important exchange drops in history. This may create the last crash appear as if a picnic. You need to produce a recession-proof strategy for yourse...

LaRon Phillips REAL ESTATE NEWBIE: SPLITTING TIME BETWEEN CHICAGO & LA...ANY ADVICE?
2 February 2015 | 3 replies

Greetings BP’ers! Over the last few years I’ve done some “career hacking” to find a better work/life balance for myself. Well I’ve achieved that goal after 7 years! I’ve gotten things to where I can work from anywhe...