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Hi, I have about 5 short term rentals and I'm wondering how do I make them as passive as possible without having to pay a property manager 25%?
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Greetings everyone,Relatively new reader of this forum. We have been doing LTR for a while some 2000 miles away with a property manager. That is not working out very well (primarily due to the PM) and moving our asset...
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I recently had a long-term (5.5 years) tenant move out. She was a fantastic tenant—always paid on time, easy to work with, and took good care of the property overall. She did move in two cats during her tenancy (with ...
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Here’s the situation. House was vacant for 2 months without the air conditioner or heater from mid February through mid April. That was a mistake. Should have had the ac and heater running but didn’t expect it to be v...
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I realized that my property management contract states that I'm paid 20% of gross revenue, but in fact, I pay the cleaners their fee first (I mark it up a little on my OTA to factor for platform fees) and then I take ...
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What do people think about hot tubs in your STR ? Worth it? Not worth it ?Brand preferences ? Bell and whistle recommendations ? Where do you decide to place one ?Who makes sure it’s clean (your regular cleaner?) Do t...
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Hi, Can anyone recommend a meticulous Cleaning Lady or staff to clean fix and flips in the Jacksonville FL area. This includes cleaning appliances, windows, counter tops, etc., etc. Thank you.
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Hello,I completely get how the arbitrage model works. I do have a few questions that I have not seen answered in any YouTube videos though:1. How does this work in a large community where there are gates / doors that ...
We have a property that we are planning to put on Airbnb in Lake Forest CA. We really appreciate it if you could please recommend property managers in the area?
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What’s it like looking for contractors to do nasty rehab jobs? I’ve been researching out of state investments which obviously means I can’t do the dirty work myself on those properties that nobody wants to deal with. ...