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Hello! Its time I sent out an introduction. I'm diving in to Real Estate investing finally! Got turned on to RE investing a long time ago after watching some Carleton Sheets infomercials, I knew using real estate was...
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I have a friend that wants to use one of his properties as an Airbnb rental. As he is moving out of state, I offered to manage it for him to see if STR is an investment strategy that I'm interested in. I'm a realtor a...
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Hi BP Fam! What is the best form of collecting rent from long distance tenants? I've read so many posts and I'm hesitant about using my personal Paypal account to collect and have read various negative reviews regardi...
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I need a property manager, and nobody I have called passes my first qualification standard: they actually answer the phone when I call during business hours.I don't want to have to leave a message. I don't want my ten...
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Hello,I am looking to invest in a property (I own an investment property already in LA County) in Big Bear,CA (San Bernardino County) and was looking for some guidance here:
- I plan to buy the property and make it a...
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I see a lot of realtors on here. Have some of you stopped selling RE altogether or do you both--actively selling plus managing your STRs? If you transitioned to 100% managing STRs, at what point were you able to do s...
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Hey BP, with all the buzz about to-AirBnB or not-to-AirBnB, I wanted to throw my hat in the ring and introduce myself.I am a real estate broker and investor in Northern California. I manage over 100 client properties,...
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The reason I don’t invest in or use my rentals as STR anymore is that if I pay a property manager 30-35% then my return is the same as a LTR so since I won’t self manage I might as well just invest in LTR.
Has anyone...
We recently switched to a new property manager in Fort Myers FL, which we believe is a good rental market. We had a low-ncome unit become vacant and we originally listed it at $875, which we think is market. The prope...
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My partner and I manage our own properties. We work together on acquisitions, etc. I manage the rehab, contractors, and collect property management for dealing with all things with tenants. We have 8 doors with our ...