I have been looking around and am surprised that there is so little discussion regarding home automation.  We are purchasing our first vacation rental and I would like to get it set up to manage more from home.  It is...

Hey! I'm so happy I found this site! I've been interested in real estate investing for as long as I can remember, but am just now learning and actively participating. In October of last year, I began renting my condo ...

My family is from Alaska & we're looking for a city in Florida that we can purchase a "legal" vacation rental that we can list on AirBnb and the other sites.  Our goal is to get out of AK and warm up a few times p...

My wife and I are considering purchasing a small home or a condo in Panama City Beach, Florida. Basically, we see it as a decent way to purchase a vacation home that we'll use more when we're retired, maybe playing s...

When you’re developing a listing, one of the main things you have to think about is; who is going to stay on my listing? Who am I getting this place ready for? Because that’s going to help you decide what type of amen...

I'm looking at a property in a city that is currently no longer issuing new STR permits and come Jan 1 2023 will shut down all operating STR's EXCEPT those operating in an HOA that allows them ( I've confirmed with th...

Are you open minded?I have had several conversations recently with BP members and during the conversation I mentioned that I was always open to looking at any and all opportunities. Reflecting upon this statement, I ...

To all the STR property managers out there or people who have had success in turning their home into an AirBnB, what kind of analysis did you do when making that leapt or what kind of analysis do you do on clients hom...

Dear Airbnb people, today's crazy idea would be to live in 3 different cities year-round, trying to keep the wife happy with 75°  the day's high temperature. Could you Buy an Airbnb in each town and live in it for...

My wife’s mother recently passed away and inherited her house via a lady bird deed, along with her 2 brothers. The house had 3 tenants living in it, paying rent to her mother on a hand shake deal to rent out a single ...