Toyota announced their intention to build a large plant in Liberty, NC. The location is called the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite. This site location, per the coordinates on the GRM website, is near Greensboro (central ...

Hi,My name is Rich Astley and I moved to Chico August 2014 with my wife and two children from an island off the coast of Honduras.  Originally from the UK but was in Honduras for the last years.  I am a SCUBA instruct...

Hi All,I got my first rental property (SFH) under contract and am now working through the process towards closing.  I'm excited about the opportunity, but want to make sure I'm prepared for everything that's about to ...

I am in the process of taking over my 5 units from my Property Management Company. I have seen that most apartment communities and other residential rental companies use Rent Cafe. I have heard of RentRedi and softwar...

Hello BP Folks,
It has been great reading this forum over the past couple of months since I started getting interested in REI. It has lots of interesting conversations and good advice for a newbie like me.
I am a pr...

What is the legal definition of full time residency once you’ve purchased a property under an FHA or conventional loan? Does it differ from bank to bank in regards to the conventional aspect? Would 178 days out of a y...

Which STR booking web sites are the best in your opinion and why?My experience has been primarily with VRBO and Homeaway, which of course are the same essentially. They have slightly lower guest booking fees than AirB...

So my bank is needing an "updated" appraisal on a STR that I own in the Smokies.  We called the appraiser from two years ago, and he wants $700 just to update it.  That's not even going to the property - merely pullin...

Hey guys! So my name is Nathan I am 25, happily married, from the Broadway/Sanford NC area, which is 45 minutes south west of Raleigh/Cary, and 30 minutes north of Fayetteville.Our area is beginning to grow quickly du...

Our first nightmare guest.  Airbnb Guest privately emailed my wife after she thanked them for staying with us, we learned a new cleaning employee apparently did not do a good job upon their checkin.My wife replied and...