Lesley M.
Tenant complaints about uneven floor
Hi folks,
My new tenant was placed in my St Louis property last December. Since then, she’s had a multitude of complaints about various issues big and small. I’ve spent $10k to fix issues like new HVAC and fridge.
S...
John McKee
Who owns a luxury Short Term Rental?
What amenities do you have that makes your STR special. What do you charge per week? How long is your season? What is the demand like. Can someone deep dive their experience?
Kevin Merlander
Fix and Flippers: How are you adjusting your underwriting???
Hello BP Community, To all the Fix and Flipper's out there, I am curious about what everyone is doing to pivot and adjust their underwriting during these times. I have completed a few successful flips and generally s...
Zeona McIntyre
Who’s doing MTR in Ocala? I’d love to discuss demand, seasonality
Hi! My partner has a long term unit coming available at the end of the month and instead of finding a new long term tenant we are thinking of furnishing and going MTR. It’s a 3/2 home. The MTRs I have are in bigger ci...
Brian Nostrant
SW Montana Housing Update
How to Prepare for Spring Selling SeasonSpring is believed to be the busiest season of the year in the real estate market. For sellers, listing in the spring provides an opportunity to take advantage of the notable in...
Eric Knapp
Understanding DTI requirements
It is my understanding that to qualify for a conventional mortgage, banks generally have a 28/36 DTI limit, where front-end value of 28% is based on PITI, and back-end value of 36% based on total revolving debt.
Firs...
Travis H.
Most common repairs to be made in multi-family houses
Quick version: In your collective landlording experiences, what would you say are the most consistent maintenance and repair issues that you run into, particularly when dealing with multifamily houses.Backstory: I'm s...
Account Closed
My first AirBnB Listing
After 10 months of learning, reading books, following Bigger Pockets and listening to hours and hours of podcasts about REI, I am grateful I have finally started my STR dreams. But it's been four days now since I list...
Roger Simons
99% of houses are not optimized for house hacking. They need a makeover.
The ultimate house hack maximizes the space. In my area rents are about $500 for a 100 sq ft room. The problem is a typical house only has 3 bedrooms and its probably 2000 sq ft. That's pretty ridiculous....$1500 f...
Jeff Grant
Is 4 bedrooms too large for a medium term rental.
I have a recently rehabbed 4 bedroom pool home in FL and wanted to know if it was too large to capitalize on as a medium term/travel nurse rental. Is there a market for larger properties? I haven't furnished it yet an...