Marcus R.
MVP of BiggerPockets
There's a few standouts on BP that have contributed tremendously to myself and the community.Does BP track yearly up votes? It would be awesome to see an annual MVP or contributor of the year handed out to those that...
James Carlson
Hot take: Personal booking websites for your STR are overrated
Headline says it: The recent emphasis on creating direct-booking sites for your STRs and MTRs is overrated. Prove me wrong.Work/money not offset by savingsThe amount of work -- and money -- to build a site and do prop...
Yankel Raskin
Airbnb hopeful: found an apartment but getting cold feet
Hi bigger pockets, I am a new aspiring real estate investor looking to venture into the STR market. I’ve done some research via articles and podcasts (thank you bigger pockets) and feel all that’s left Is to jump in. ...
James York
Who is watching the internet gurus?
I suspect I’m not the only one drawn to all the internet gurus claiming the sky is falling. How do you balance awareness of an alternate point of view with maintaining your sanity? I feel the market is a safe place to...
Sean McKee
FAILED Direct Mailing Campaign (sort of)
Hello Everyone!If you are direct mail marketing in today's environment how's it going for you? Are you using to sites like Listsource and Propstream to source leads? What's your best marketing piece? What's your overa...
Account Closed
How to start gaining traction
Hi all!I've been interested in real estate for quite some time. Quick back story, I was a student at DePaul from 2017-2019 on a full scholarship. After switching majors times, I realized it wasn't for me, left, and s...
Elizabeth Conklin
HELP! HELOC has resulted in drop in my credit score
Looking to all of you (the experts) to find out how I can successfully carry mortages on multiple properties without impacting my credit score. I have one conventional mortage on my STR and just starting drawing on ...
Nathan Seltzer
Visualizing data on comparables?
My wife and I just closed on our first home, which is a duplex in the San Antonio area. We'll be househacking and renting out the other side for about a year to satisfy the terms of our mortgage. In about one year, we...
Michael McFadden
Experience with airdna has anyone used this service ?
Air DNA provides estimated AirBNB income assessments for a property including approximate daily rental rates and annual estimated occupancy. I am considering a SFH that is on a river as vacation rental. Air BNB is ...
Joe Ciccarelli
Is AirDNA data legit?
New here. Feel free to point me to previous posts on this.I'm using AirDNA Rentalizer and when I check the listed comps (i.e. actually clicking on the AirBNB link and checking price + future availability) it doesn't s...