For the last 2 years a local factory has been renting my furnished houses for their visiting Chinese engineers. They normally stay anywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months. There is a cable tv in the living room, and cable t...

Hi everyone,I am brand new to Bigger Pockets.  I have started using the rental property calculator to assess the profitability of  a typical 2 family in my neighborhood.  Prices here in Riverdale, Bronx, NY are high. ...

After the previous tenant moved out on April 2, The House needs lots of repair works. It includes throw tenant’s leftover to a dumpster, change the floor, clean the yard, paint the whole house, deep cleaning the whole...

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I have a rental property available for rent now. Unfortunately, a lot of applicants who respond to my ad don't have good credits. When I listed my property, we didn't expect to have tenants with pets because ...

Hey everyone I may be relocating to Vandenberg. I am hoping to hear something in the next couple weeks. I do not plan on buying anything at the moment just looking for some info on the cities of Lompoc, Santa Maria, G...

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I'm looking for a response from people in high priced markets like the North East and California. My question is, does the 2% rule of thumb, ie rent should be 2% of the purchase price, work for high...

Helllloo Bigger Pockets!New England resident. Working full-time in IT for over 10 years. Trying to work out how to get off the fence and get into the real estate game for the last 8 years (so sad) . I have known for y...

I own a short-term vacation rental that is killing it better than anything I've seen (80-90% cash on cash).  I plan to use it as a prototype to build on the land next door, but I'm running into some financing roadbloc...

Hey everyone,I, like many newbies, have stalked these forums and articles for quite a while.  As I related on my profile, I'm a teacher and have lots of education (and student loan debt!!) but have never really consid...

Hi! We purchased our first vacation home last April in The Poconos PA and STR it to offset expenses. It's been doing well and we're now looking for another. I've done some reading and am looking into which of these ma...