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I am a 23 year old born and raised in Pittsburgh who is excited to start investing in Real Estate. I graduated in May from Ohio University with a degree in Finance and gained a brief understanding of real estate durin...
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My fiance and I bought our first STR last year and rented on AirBNB/VRBO throughout the year. We are both W2 employees so we should be pretty simple.We bought the STR as a vacation home and do go sometimes ourselves ...
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Hi Everyone!
My name is Nolan Neu and I’m a long-time member, but I took a hiatus while I was in medical school. I am just about to graduate and am going to complete my residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock in NH. I'm ext...
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This has only happened a few times to me but thought I would share with the group and see how others handle this situation. Had a guest scheduled to check in today and get an email late last night that their father i...
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We just completed one year of business in our first STR. We are in NE Ohio, a few minutes from Lake Erie. Surprisingly, we averaged 57% occupancy for the year. It's a 3 bedroom/2 bath rental, so it does great for fami...
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Hi everyone,
I’m exploring short term rentals in Ontario cottage country, within about 2-3 hours from the GTA for my first rental property. There seem to be some deals in 4 season cottages that would be cash positive...
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My tenant wants to move out a month early. They are giving me 2 months’ notice. They’ve been good tenants. What does everyone else do in this situation? Should I let them out of the lease a month early? If not how sho...
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I got this from Avail community ( https://community.avail.co/ )
A new legal update regarding tenant screening was just unanimously passed by the Minneapolis City Council.
Landlords may not use misdemeanor conviction...
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Hey BP fam, does anyone have experience with rental properties in Farmington, NM or a pulse on the market there? I'm located in Durango, CO nearby, and would be interested in purchasing a single family home to rent ou...
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Just like another opinions.Option #1 So would you buy a house for say 35k knowing have to put in 30-40k to make livable. Could potential rent for 1000-1300. However now you know how the bones of the house is you repl...