James Carlson
Are STRs as we know them dead in Colorado (and other places)?
A bit of a rant here ... I've been in these forums for seven years and have followed the Airbnb laws in Colorado the entire time. I've always been able to find my STR clients investments that are legal and whose numbe...
Raman Bindlish
Tenant complaint - suggestions for responding back
Hello to experienced landlords, I just had my first turnover in the duplex and I got following complaint from the tenant. I would appreciate how best to respond to this. Can this be trouble if I just tell them that ...
George Moehlenhoff
Rehab Complete... no showings, now what?
So here we go. My rehab is complete, had it on the market for about 3 weeks, and no showings. We have 1 open house with 7 or so couples coming through.
So here's the question, what do I do to increase traffic, be...
Richard Rockwood
Flip # 1
After months of creeping on Biggerpockets.com and listening to countless podcasts during my morning runs (Great idea for those that run), I've negotiated a deal and now have my first property under contract. 3 Bedroom...
Chow Ahmed
Househacking in East Rutherford/Carlstadt Advice
Hi All,I am a first time poster and first time buyer. I have been listening to BP podcasts, Googling acronyms, reading forums, and searching Zillow/Redfin/Realtor/etc for about a month now. I am searching the Northern...
Andrew Marzec
Tenant want to break lease due to “serious medical issues”
Hi All- I am looking for some advice on a tenant issue I encountered this weekend. A little background first. I own 4 rental properties in a college town and rent to the students who attend the University. I have yet ...
Kay Aula
Section 8 Rent Payment went to old landlord -any hope?
I recently purchased a home with a Section 8 contract in place. The purchase contract noted that the Section 8 contract transfers to new owner upon title transfer. Title transferred on the 22nd of the month but the ...
Jason Clemens
Looking to Expand into STR from LTR
New to the forums thanks for the input everyone...I've had a long term rental in Minneapolis the last 11 years that we do good on (make roughly $600/month) but always seem to struggle with renters. We have well over ...
Mary Joe
so WHY real estate after all?
This post is not about creative real estate deals. I am the conventional "BUY HOLD RENT IT OUT" long term investor.
I am terrified after reading the PROFESSIONAL TENANT FROM HELL sticky post. And on top of that, t...
Steffan Daus
What defines a Warzone?
I am trying to determine what a good area for me to start marketing to for my market (Charlotte, NC). But I think it would be best, since I am just trying to get started, to avoid the so called "warzones". But what...