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So I purchased my second property (first is live in flip that I'm gearing up to flip this year since 2yrs is up) back in mid-November with hopes of renting it out. Now that I've been rehabbing this property and gettin...
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I would like to have a new central air conditioning system installed for my 1,800 SF 100-year old single family victorian-style residence in Oak Park, IL. The home is a two-story, with a full basement and a full att...
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I have a town home rental in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Last night there was a violent storm and my basement window caved in, and violent rain crashed the windows and did considerable damage to the basement.
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When you look at this chart, you see that overall there is often a mild impact on real estate prices but not always. Sometimes the prices remain unaffected and sometimes like with the 2008 crash, they can be significa...
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Hi again, Trying to pick up some of my research in the STR market in the Smoky Mountain area. I am putting together a spreadsheet with some costs to help understand a the end game a little more - i.e. cash at the end...
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I need your support! I recently came across an Absentee Owner/Turn Key Motel Lodge opportunity in Eastern Colorado. I know this offer is not standard Multi-family investment, yet I ran the Rental Calculator.As a Multi...
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Hi guys,I'm planning on getting started in real estate investing next year, on track to make my first move in June 2018. Currently I'm living in a 1900 sq. ft. 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house in a quiet rural neighborhood...
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Anyone doing STR in Finger Lakes market? I am looking to learn about this market.
What cities / counties are STR friendly?
Agent recommendations?
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We recently signed up for Vacasa for what we were hoping would be a turnkey type approach to managing a new Short Term Rental. The communication has been terrible and part of it may be their ongoing turnover of the l...
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Hey, everyone!So this is my first post here on Bigger Pockets and after listening to several of the shows, I'm very confident that the community here can help me out! This situation is this: I own an LLC with my two b...