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Hi BP Fam!
I'm starting to self manage my STR and had a few questions:
1) Should I have my own guest agreement aside from Airbnb/VRBO etc.... guest agreement? If yes, where can I find a template and how/when do I ha...
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Good afternoon BP,I recently just purchased my first condo in the Hampton roads area in February 2016 and for the first two months everything was amazing.....come May anything that could go wrong did. I planned for ...
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The title pretty much says it all. I bought a property long distance as a STR. Had a full service PM who basically disappeared after setting up and a few guest stays and now I have to manage it. I have a family mem...
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On this other BP topic we discussed various ways an individual invest in real estate PASSIVELY, with minimal risk, and get 5-15% ROI. A post by Dionte G. came up (see the bottom of this post) that I think needed to be...
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Hello everyone! I am really excited to be here. My name is Ken. I am a career soldier approaching Army retirement in two years. I have always been interested in real estate. I made some money on the sale of my house ...
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I’m a first-time landlord (just signed my first fully-occupied LTR in Jan 2025) and have already run into my first potential tenant issue. I have two long-term tenants in the duplex—one for 5 years and the other for 7...
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We just had a meet up with a few landlord, and there was an argument whether it's healthy or not to communicate with tenants through text messaging.
I would like to hear your thoughts.
Thank you
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I was speaking to a friend who owns a few single family rentals. He has an LLC for his business but he stated that he does not have his properties in the LLC, he financed them and holds them in his name. I hear all ab...
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What have been your hardest lessons learned in short term rentals? I'd be curious to hear the experiences that others have had. I'd say my hardest lesson learned is overestimating how quickly a new property will reach...
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Just a quick question:Do you recommend a separate AirBnB account for hosting vs. being a guest? We're FINALLY ready to list our STR and I'm trying to figure out if I should list it on my personal account or create a n...