I just finished reading Christine Karpinski's book 'How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner' . The slant of it was that if you manage yourself and use portals like Airbnb, vrbo, etc. you can break even or even get po...

Since out of state investors have infected my area and forced up property tax I can no longer afford to keep my rental.  The tenants are very decent hard working great people who love the house but cannot, like most h...

I ran across this and thought it was an interesting take. It was put together by WalletHub Jul 25, 2018 | Adam McCann, Financial Writer, and Called - "2018’s Best & Worst Places to Rent in America"Investors can le...

HiI'm a new investor in NC area. I posted that I'm looking for RE in NC in BP forums. A few people contacted me and started sending me emails about new properties. I recently liked one of them, went to see it with tha...

Does anyone endorse CBIZ vs. Proper?  The policies seem pretty similar.

I'm actively searching for my first multi-family property which I plan to have professionally managed.  The market I'm shopping is solid (not hot, but solid) with good rent prices relative to purchase price with good ...

My husband and I recently bought our first house to rent, it was a big step taken after much research and thanks in part to what I have learned from BP!I've been marketing it for several weeks (posting a few times a d...

I'll never forget the first time I stumbled across the self storage business.
I was on a trip to Florida in early high school with my Dad. We would often drive to Florida together to visit my sister, who at the time ...

As an investor, after you reached your 1st year owning your rental properties, did any of you keep your rent the same, or increase it? What's the smartest decision, why or why not?

Thanks for your time,
Rhea

I just left this message below in reply to a forum post recently.  I thought I would share it with all here to document my path and to inspire others to follow a similar path and stay away from late night guru garbage...