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Hi everyone, we are looking to get into vacation rentals in the near future. As we think through this and start reading more books I wanted to ask the community here. What have you seen that is successful and possib...
Hello everyone - I'm seeking advice:I'm finally at a point where I can purchase my first entry level condo in Los Angeles County. I will likely want to live in the home for two years to avoid long term capital gains b...
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Why is it so hard to find mentors in the PG County , Baltimore MD area? I'm looking to get started in the business and I'm actually reaching out offering lunch for Investor's and Wholesalers time, and search deals fo...
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Some Befores......
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I've been doing research to get into the REI game in the Central Florida area over the last couple weeks and I had heard that Redfin was almost as good or even as good as the MLS for major metropolitan areas. I've bee...
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Between BiggerPockets estimator and Propstream, which rent estimator do you find most accurate? Or are they pulling from the same data source? (I saw a 2 year old post on this but wondering what' the most accurate today)
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I frequently get questions about how much revenue a short term rental (Airbnb) can produce. I’d like to share with you the average monthly booking revenue of our rentals to give you context about this market. We own a...
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We are entering a bit of a low season for short rentals, how are you holding up in the market?. How do you see your bookings this season and how do you drive your ads?
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Here is a quick take on what I've noticed on what separates successful businesses or individuals in the short term rental space vs. those who fizzle out, end up closing up shop or end up getting results they're not ha...
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Hello,I have let a tenant know I would be charging for a couple things, including a pretty bad water stain on a nice new wood coffee table. Tenant complained that I wanted to charge for the stain, for diminished value...