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Hello
I am a real estate investor, i have extensive experience in the aforementioned market, and I would start with the prons
1) tax free
2) high yield in some Area
Cons
1) lack of data and reports related to r...
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I have an applicant who would move in with his 13-year-old son and whose other son (a UC Davis graduate) is going to move to a different region (two hours away). He mentioned that if things don't go well for his adult...
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Hello BP members. I came across a few properties in the Midwest which the properties were below 50K in price in good school districts and the houses were not that old. My question is: What is the downside(s) I should...
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Hello guys,
My friend has a house in Chicago. She bought a single-family home with an additional unit in the basement that is not an official/permitted unit.
The house was already rented to Section 8 tenants (both u...
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Just got a message from a current guest in one of my STRs. The family is there for 2 weeks. When they booked, she mentioned kids, but I assumed she had noted that the listing says 'not suitable for children'. (The hou...
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Hi Guys,
I am fairly new at this and was wondering, on average, how many times does your tenant asks for things to be replaced of fixed ? I've had a new tenant for the last 3 months and I keep getting requested to ta...
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Hi all! Newbie here. I just purchased my first rental property and am in the process of looking for a good PMC to manage it. I spoke to 3 PM companies, 2 of them being RE brokers and property managers. This is my firs...
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Body of Arkansas Real Estate Agent found, this is so sad! Praying for the family. This hits me hard as I have to show property by myself and the thought has crossed my mind as to what could happen. Things I do:Never s...
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I decided to write a column about my own experience putting some of my investment properties on Airbnb, so that you too can learn from my mistakes, understand what a good rental requires, and learn some of the horrors...