Greg Todrank
How do you analyze STR different than LTR?
I am looking at a property on Lake Michigan. I have developed a schedule on the amount of time I believe it will rent per month -- less in the winter, more in the summer.How do you determine nightly rate? What other...
Noel Lumbo
Put up some bandit signs during the daytime and got my first call back (an angry BLOCK CAPTAIN)
I really wanted to save this for my introductory post... and this forces me to make that post happen soon!! Anywho.... I planned on hanging up bandit signs in the wee hours of the morning... well my alarm clock went o...
Sheryl Sitman
How to Choose Property Management
When i started investing 14 years ago while living overseas, here is what I imagined in my head. A PM will collect rent, have periodic friendly interactions with my tenants, handle maintenance issues the same way they...
Account Closed
tenant not signing lease FL
I provided the tenant with a lease over 9 days ago and have reached out twice since then asking about them signing it. If the tenant is unwilling to sign the lease in FL- does that mean we are on a month-to-month bas...
Chris K.
To inspect or not to inspect?? House may be risk for lead but not required to inspect..
I'm currently looking at a property in Baltimore Maryland that was built in 1958. From everything I read, only homes built prior to 1950 are required to have a lead inspection for tenants but properties built bet...
Swetha Mandava
Have any of you tried for sale by owner?
Either as a seller or buying an FSBO? How was your experience - what was the biggest pain point?With purchase prices so high in San Francisco, i'm wondering why more people don't try the FSBO model.I do see how it cou...
Jaclyn B.
Painting Lesson Learned
I recently purchased my first buy and hold investment. The house was in pretty decent shape. The seller wanted out quickly and so they agreed to provide funds for some needed repairs that came up during the inspection...
Melissa Kirchhoff
Rental - Which flooring would you pick?
Plan is to rent and hold for maybe 5 years or so, then fix up and sell.- So right now, it's a 50's house, it has hardwood floors that had carpet over them, I'd like to have the hardwood floors refinished and looking n...
Erik Williamson
Mobile home investing
I was wondering can you buy mobile homes in California and resell them on payments but not do a personal guarantee on renting the land. Meaning I can set up a corporation and buy mobile homes and not be subject to the...
Glen Gunawan
Advice on increasing curb appeal
Hi all, first time home investor here. Below is a picture of a Seattle SFR I'm trying to rent out - any advice on increasing curb appeal? Note I already plan on removing the trees.Some things I've considered that woul...