I would love to hear from others how their short term rental management commissions are set up. The manager for my short term rental charges 30% of gross revenue. However, they include municipal taxes and fees as part...

Is it wise to place a dishwasher and garbage disposal in each unit of a forty-four unit property in order to generate larger rents and higher property value? My concern is maintenance and higher water bills.

Does this make sense or not?I am considering putting solar panels on a rental property.   Reasons to consider:1.  There is a 30% federal tax credit2.  Bonus depreciation would apply - I am not clear on if it is 50% or...

My name is Thomas Cocke, and I'm a 22 year old aspiring real estate investor. This fall, I'll graduate from the University of Texas at San Antonio, fluent in Spanish and conversant in French and Italian. An avid re...

So I viewed a two bedroom condo apartment in Massachusetts (near Acton/Boxborough) that was to be available for September 1st. There was one cat present that I could see, and it was confined mainly to one room. The ap...

Hi BP!I am under contract for my first rental property. It is a 4 bedroom 3 bath home that has 2 units. The top floor unit is a 3/2 and downstairs is a 1/1. Both units have full kitchens and are rent ready. The total...

I bought a fixer upper about 2 months ago. They had cats! And carpet. Well after demoing half the sheet rock,and pulling the carpet, most of the smell was gone. Of course there were stains in the hardwoods. After vine...

I'm looking at a duplex that has tenants in place. Each unit is rented for around $800, but market rents are $1500. The leases end in October and August, so if I were to buy it with a loan I would eat a part of the mo...

I have bought my first STR and i am in the process of setting it up...my specific question at the moment is what software/aps do you all use to run your STRs.  It would be great to get an exhaustive list of software t...

Hello BP!I wanted to see if anyone has some advice on how to maintain clean books/records. I am involved in multiple real estate investments, all of which have varying equity interests so it is difficult to keep all p...