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Hi guys, Starting out in the STR management space and have a couple currently under management from friends and family relationships. Ive been browsing the forums and trying to find the biggest issues LLs have with pr...
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Did you acquire residential or other investment property in Santa Cruz County prior to July 1st, 2023, and are now contemplating selling it? It is essential to familiarize yourself with the new septic system ordinance...
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Hello. I just bought a house in Cincinnati Ohio 2 bed 1 bath as a primary. It sounds some work and I got a good deal so I may do a cash out re-finance after the updates or HELOC. Not sure yet. I work full time as a Re...
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Hi everyone, my wife and I are currently working on a live in flip. We are doing really well on keeping cost down however we have come to a point where we need to make a decision on heat. At the moment we have small e...
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I have a good friend closing on his first property today, a 4-plex in a lower income area outside of philly, he will be self-managing. I am trying to put together some first steps, but being only part-time myself, wan...
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cc: @James Hamling So today is very interesting. Job market is extremely robust that we add 300k jobs than 150k predicted job. In theory this should not be good news because then Fed would have reason to keep the inte...
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I was wondering if anyome had any tips on how to market rental properties efficiently to buyers. I'm using my squarespace site and Craigslist to market but I feel it's not enough. Any suggestions?
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Once you start managing more residents, but aren't quite ready to jump into a full on property management company, what do you suggest for a great maintenance request system? Fielding emails and texts are fine, but t...
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Hello!We are in the process of looking for our first STR. We are currently looking about 2.5-3 hrs away.Is it feasible to self-manage and not be there? I have seen multiple forums about automation but wanted to figure...
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Hello BP,I have a question, when it comes to strategy for house hacking a multi-family in New Jeresy. I was discussing with one investor where they advise me: "if you're going to house hack and occupy a unit its best ...