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There are so many new operators in the STR field now, and the questions about certain things are mind-boggling. STR is a hospitality business first, and a for-profit business second (if you want to succeed). Your gues...
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I have a house in Highlandtown in Baltimore City that I am flipping. The house is almost ready to go on the market. I just had the appliances delivered yesterday. My GC is recommending I install a security system i...
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Hey all, I’m in the process of getting my second investment in Ohio, I am in California. Any tips on self managing? Tools to help or should I just use a property manager. I just wanted to keep cost down.
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I am currently debating whether smart home updates will increase the attractiveness of a beachfront STR. This article by Stayfi includes a few recommendations for STRs, but is a little outdated. Here are some of the ...
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HI all, I own about ten doors in the Kansas City Area. They are being managed by 3 Property managers. My questions for all of you is how do you track your properties:
1) I use Trello to track each of the properties a...
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I am buying a house for our family. The owner has an ADT security system in the house. He explained that the reason because of his drug addict son. Based on that we are definitely wanting to have some level of securit...
I am new to real estate investing and I’m about to close on my first deal. We’re 15 days from closing and my lender wants to lock the rate we have since rates have been steadily getting worse. I have two options, lock...
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Hey fellow hosts,I’ve had many frustrating experiences where my reviews were not as good as I wanted because of the cleaning of the property. I have 2 cleaners that work with me and over the last year I’ve discovered ...
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Has any body used the PushButton Automarketer and is it worth investing in ... I'm a New Real Estate Investor and need some tips on how to get started.. and to those who have a successful business what road did you ta...
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Hello BP,Currently resolving why my profile picture options are always slanted, but other than that excited to be apart of BP. Spent quite a bit of time reading discussions before I joined and am glad I did.I'm curre...