Working with my last tenant to allow people into the apartment to fix things was a nightmare.  I am thinknig of installing a smart door knob and lock so I or the tenant can program temporary codes to allow access when...

Hi all, I am a first time real estate investor and bought a duplex back in Feb and was able to turn ithe around before the 2nd mortgage paymen, which I was pretty happy about. And if you would have asked me how things...

Hello all, I'm interested to find someone that is currently working the AirBNB market in Los Angeles. I'm interested in renting out my place while I'm traveling to make a bit of additional cash flow/offset my mort...

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I am working towards settlement on my first home purchase! Settlement is set for early November. My plan with the purchase (a 4 bed single family in Philadelphia) is to rent out 3 of the...

Hi BPs,
I bought my primary res in Nov 2010 for $125k, I came to closing with  $31,744.99. Zillow says it's value is around 200k. I still owe $83k with mtg of 480$. No escrow.

I moved into my now husband's propert...

Someone quoted a stat that 70% of people own their homes and 30% are renters.

Who are renters, and why do they rent?

I'll be honest that until a few years ago when I was reading a home decor blog (nesting place...

I have my first two homes rehabbed and marketed for rent. My first has two separate families interested. Trying to decide; probably a no-brainer but I am asking for advice.

1) Family one - Mother with two kids, mov...

Hello!What an experience we have had during our first month as a short term rental provider. Below, I am going to briefly provide the experience that my girlfriend and I have had so far hosting out house on Airbnb. As...

I've got 3 other rental properties (all of them cash flowing positively), but the 4th property I just bought, the one I'm living in, has a 1,300 sf partially finished basement (all framing is up and electrical is alre...