Leon Lee
Strategies on renovating a rundown beachfront motel
Hi, Fellow BPersI have a question on what strategy is the best on turning a rundown motel we recently purchased and would appreciate your inputs:This is a 20-unit beachfront motel that has been poorly run in the past ...
Paul Sandhu
Have your tenants become pregnant in your STR?
A young couple (early 20's) told me that they were going to have a kid, and wanted to know where they could find a doctor to monitor her term. Any of your tenants do the same thing? The ironic thing is that another ...
Katie Miller
King sized beds - worth investing in for more bookings?
Hey all BP STR Hosts! Has anyone upgraded their bed sizes from fulls or queens to king-sized beds and seen an increase in bookings in their market? Would love to hear any case studies, positive or negative, that corre...
Mogen Keene
STR Bedbug prevention
Would love the advise of other STR owners on bedbug prevention. We have a STR in the Smokies and I don’t know if I want to just risk dealing with it if the problem arises. I have read about the huge hassle they are to...
Travis Bill
First post had a few questions.
First off great site iv learned a lot just browsing the last few days.
Im a 19 year old kid who dropped out of college and opened a business. Its been okay but not as profitable as I thought it would be. Im gonna shu...
Avery Biles
Cash for downpayment
We have a lender saying we cant use cash as a down payment for a house, and that we would have to distribute the money to family/friends bank accounts then get them to wire the funds to the the lender. I'm not an expe...
Jon S.
After tenant breaks lease, 30 days to account for deposit?
Background: Tenant broke 1 year lease, which would have ended Dec 9th. She had some late fees accruing and didn't pay October 10th rent, and let me know Oct 12 by text that she was breaking the lease but wanted to sta...
Genny Li
Best place to buy furniture for furnished COLLEGE apts
Furnished apts go for $600 more per month where I am buying, so this is a no-brainer. Where is the best place to get furniture that will last a good few years? Especially looking for sofa and upholstered chair sugge...
Stephen Girard
STR start up considerations
Hello BP friends, I found a deal that would be great for short term rentals, this would be my first time analyzing the deal and I do not want to over think it as well as leave anything out. I have checked the air dna ...
Patrick Isola
Furniture for new rental
Hey everyone! I am gearing up to purchase my first rental property and was just wondering if anyone knew of a cheaper place to purchase furniture for an entire house.Do you guys go to a place like Ashley's for the 0% ...