I may be buying investment property in an art town that is very hip and hot, with prices going up fast. It is still inexpensive to buy but won't be for long. There are problems there with drugs and crime, mostly prope...

Hey all - For those of you self-managing your STRs, what kind of automations are you currently using to make life easier? My List:- Auto Generated Smart Lock Codes (built-in integration through channel manager) - Set ...

Hi y'all,I finally got my wife to be on board with investing into real estate, and we are looking to jump into short term rentals. As NYC makes STR illegal, are people avoiding upstate New York as well? 

I am hoping to get some input on the community as to how to best handle this issue:Last week a gun was fired in a tenant's apartment, it passed through his unit and went into another unit.  Luckily nobody was hurt.  I...

So I have been an Airbnb host for about a year and a half with my primary residence (in-law suite in the basement as well as private rooms) and just got our second property up on the Airbnb market.  My wife and I do a...

Hello!I'm looking to house hack by converting a detached garage to an ADU.  My town may be opening up permits for this soon, so I'm trying to prepare for the best case scenario where ordinances change to allow ADUs in...

Hi Josh, I just sent you an email. I'm a 42-year-old real estate investor (2 blgs, 13 units) and I own a property management software company. Please do contact me. Really terrific site - thanks for letting me stop...

I'm about to list my first STR in the KCMO market and am going back and forth on whether or not I should get professional pictures. All of the books I've read on STRs say to spend the money, and that it'll be a huge d...

Hi all,I would really value some thoughts here please! I recently gave up my full time employment to focus on STR property management which I had been doing on the side until now. With the company name I was initially...

Hello all, happy to be here. This seems like a great resource for the new investor and I'm looking forward to learning a lot more once I figure out my path. I've been in the Seattle area for about 15 years, I'm a p...