I'm in the early stages of considering a venture into the short-term rental business in Austin. I'm keen to connect with fellow STR owners in the area to gather insights on the ease of finding cleaning services and as...

Hello BP family, my name is Shawn and I am a real estate investor located in the Metro Detroit area.  My wife and I have several rental properties and turn a tun-key property management business.  Turn-key as in the r...

Hi everyone! I'm brand new to Bigger Pockets and a complete newbie. My husband and I live in Portland, OR and currently own some farmland in another state which is cash rented and brings in 20K per year in income. The...

HI there-While I haven't posted a lot here, I've been listening to BP podcasts and reading the blogs and articles for the past 6 months. My question is...how do you rate properties? I'm pretty clear on what an A prope...

I am considering forming an LLC just to hold residential real estate for liability protection.  I would quit claim a deed from my personal name to the LLC.-When I sell the property, would I be paying a tax on the prof...

Hello BP Network,
I am a newbie real estate investor located in Houston, Tx. I spent this past year soaking up as much knowledge about REI as I can and believe I will be ready to acquire my first property at the begi...

I have a property just outside the Orlando area it’s a 4 bedroom 2.5 ba home holding approximately 70k in equity. Rental market is also extremely high and strong right now. The question is with so much equity do I sel...

Hi there My name is kevin from los angeles. Im not even consider myself as newbie. Im in construction but  limited with kitchen counters and tile installation.My cousin been doing for couple years property investment ...

Hello Everyone,My mother is a senior citizen and she inherited a home in Philly from my grandmother. Little did she know, but the home has multiple issues. There are 2 major code violations- one is an unsafe structure...

What do most do in terms of keeping rental business out of personal finances? My eventual plan is to scale - do most have a single financial LLC with its own checking account and each rental LLC finances go through th...