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Just curious if anyone has any experience running a short term rental in a freelance type of way. Meaning you do your own marketing and booking without the airbnb or VRBO platforms? Is that even possible? Pros or cons...
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I have been doing a lot of searches on the BP forum about appliances for rental properties. I am really surprised to see that some landlords do not provide appliances. I am located in New Hampshire and I have never re...
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Our first flip of 2020 was purchased in the middle of December 2019. Here we are nearing the end of January and the property looks more or less the same. I naively trusted a contractor I had built a relationship with ...
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Hi guys,
We are trying to close on a property (in Florida) and 3 days before closing the seller decided to back out because they dont want to provide us with the tenants drivers licenses/assignment of lease, etc... T...
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Two youngsters want to rent my 1-bedroom furnished apartment. They have little income, but one says her parents are supporting her while she's in college. So I asked if the parents would co-sign.The parents said Yes, ...
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So I was at a recent REI event and I ended up winning a free 1hr mentor session this upcoming Friday with the co-founder and managing partner of a large wholesaler. Being the newbie I am, I would like to reach out to ...
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Before people scream "DON'T SELL NOW!" please hear me out:A friend of mine realized her actively managed 403b plan had a HIGH FEE 1.30% expense ratio and wanted to direct exchange into a Vanguard low-cost Index fund V...
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Hello Y'all. We get a lot of requests from guests wanting to book off platform. We didn't want to mess around with a rental agreement and a deposit etc., because it is short term, 30 days or less. Plus, you have to...
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Hi guys,I put up my current home up for rent and as a twist I decided I'll give it a shot and also offer the house furnished and bump up the price (around $350/month extra) since the house is nicely decorated and has ...
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I'm curious to find what does the timeline look like assuming I'm getting a reasonably ready to rent property to the time to have a tenant? Assuming I bring the cash and will partner with a realtor and PM to stay hand...