Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $550,000

Cash invested: $170,000

This isn't our best investment for COC return but we broke some of the rules sin...

Newbie here.I’m curious of a possible situation where I build a small 2 bedroom guest house in my back yard for a short term rental. I live on 5 acres and have plenty of space to build this rental. Would it be a good ...

Hey everyone! In my endless journey to find more rental properties, I have stumbled across a deal that has an inground pool. None of my current rentals have a pool, so I am not too familiar with the process. What tips...

One of my tenants called and said  that their washing machine was not working, was leaking water, and that there was a burning smell. I sent my appliance repair guy over there and he found that the tenant had loaded i...

What season has everyone found to be the best for their STR's?  In our area (Orlando / Kissimmee / Davenport), summer is super busy.  Here's wishing everyone a prosperous summer!  

For all those landlords operating properties in cold climates, please share your thoughts on winter readiness processes. We send tenants a letter or text alerting them to some common winter issues:1. Disconnect garden...

If I don't have a lender requiring it, most stuff like theft and vandalism would never even match the deductible.I just went through the largest hurricane I've experienced in 30 years and had no damage to my flip or p...

Got a trio of educated young people (25-30) applying for a large $1750 2 bedroom in a gentrifying area, just the kind of tenants I want to push the neighborhood, rather than the typical working class family of 6 that ...

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...

My family and I travel to the White Mountains for vacation almost annually, it's our go to spot in the Northeast.  Every year we rent a SFR or condo in the North Conway/Attitash area. I've recently been considering pu...