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I’m a 21-year active duty military guy who started renting my home after being transferred out-of-state. The home is in Anchorage, Alaska and I live in Atlanta. In 2014, I began doing short term rentals from May-Augus...
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- Normal wear and tear is something I have trouble defining, I often have to pay 300-900.00 to get the home "rental Ready " again.- Have you EVER held onto a full deposit? Can you explain the context and situation
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I’m a small time investor, have been a landlord for my 4 units for the last 8 years and I’m also an entrepreneur. I’m reaching out to BP’ers who have a lot more experience than I and can offer some sound unbiased advi...
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Hi guys,I would like to ask about your opinions and views about the following strategy.Let us assume that I am a high income individual with full time job and I want to invest in Manhattan where prices are just ridicu...
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Hi guys. My name is Matt and currently my wife and I have been living at the same apartment in Chicago for 3 years -- never late on rent. Long story short: My landlord raised the rent by $40 year two and $60 year thre...
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I've been back and forth on the idea of using our savings to invest in a STR. I've read how it has changed people's lives, but have been super apprehensive seeing how saturated the STR market has become since 2020. I ...
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Hello! We just found ourselves in a new situation, and I wanted to seek advice from those who have experienced something similar.We recently purchased a new build home in August 2022 in Colorado Springs, and we have ...
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I am a 29 year old male, married, with joint income living in Dallas. My wife and I bought our first home in Feb. 2020 for 360k (4bd/2ba), worth roughly 500k now. We were fortunate to save enough to buy a new primary ...
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I'm looking to potentially write an article on vacation rentals and would love to talk with some folks about their experiences with vacation rentals. If this is you, jump in this thread and let us know a brief version...