Stephen Dominick
Make the wife understand
I have been a BP student for a couple of years now. I have worked OT, sold my stuff on EBay, worked extra for a landscaper. I now have 15k saved up for investment. STOP!!! She wants to fix up the house we live in, m...
Jeff Kehl
Are Vacation Rentals ever cash flow positive?
I just finished reading Christine Karpinski's book 'How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner' . The slant of it was that if you manage yourself and use portals like Airbnb, vrbo, etc. you can break even or even get po...
Eric P.
My first flip! (with pictures)
Hey everyone, Brandon suggested I post a little about my first rehab that I just started working on. So here goes! Please comment with any design/rehab ideas or on the bolded questions in the picture captions belo...
Kiko Mattoso
Buying STR with current rates as a retirement plan?
Hi everyone,I want an honest answer about something. I own only one STR property upstate NY that gives me around 11% cash on cash return. This means, I get like around 10k per year, net. But reading some posts here on...
Martin Neal
My First BRRRR: Success or Failure?? LOTS of Details and Pics
Prepare yourself: this is a long post. I wrote this post for any newbies and for anyone with questions about the BRRRR process. I also wrote this to let you know about me and my process. Born and raised in Chicago Ill...
Kimberly Kesterke
I take issue with the term "slumlord" and here is why
Landlords have a noble mission. We provide safe and clean housing to our tenants, keep homes maintained and reasonably respond to our tenants requests. We provide housing options so that the government doesn’t have to...
Brandon Gale
Getting more bookings on VRBO
We went live about 3 months ago with our cabin in the Smoky Mountains and have been booking well on AirBnB, . But for some reason we haven't had a single booking on VRBO and not even a single inquiry until today. I ju...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking “Biggest Mistake/Lessons Learned” Stories for BP Magazine
Hello BP Investors!
I am looking for stories about your biggest real estate mistake, and what you learned from it, for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine. If selected, your story, name and company will be featured in the ...
Lee L.
failing, failing miserably
STR in the Mount Snow VT area, I just started this fall, it is a family owned house. We are entering the peak rental season and so far I only have 2 bookings. If I can't increase the bookings enough to cover the expen...
Kevin Lefeuvre
VRBO prohibits contacting guests before booking
Bad news announced today. The new release is removing the ability to contact guests by hiding their emails and phone numbers and filtering them in the messaging.Given the fact VRBO is awful in vetting the guests, this...