Hey everyone. We currently have 3 long term rentals that have done pretty well for us and for our next purchase, I want to dive into a short term vacation rental. This will be located too far away from me for me to ha...

Hi, my husband and I are going to invest in STR vacation property either in Palm Springs or Big Bear. We’d like to network with other people already doing it to learn from and with people just starting out like us to ...

hi i am a 29 yr old south east Michigan resident.. i am going to begin actively searching for my first real estate investment may 1st... i am starting by investing my own hard money .but i am still debating on weathe...

Hi all –I'm going to start posting here pretty frequently and start a member blog here on BiggerPockets and I want to know what you want to know about starting or growign your business.What is it that scares you?  It ...

So we bought a small lot today that we plan to develop. The purchase was for $60k in cash using a buyer and seller broker. When the HUD came out the seller flipped out and didn't want to pay all of the commissions t...

I have been doing student rentals for a long time. I have single family homes with students renting by the room. With students there is bound to be maintenance issues perpetually. I have been handling these myself as ...

Hey everyone.  I'm sure at some point, the majority of you have had to deal with depression.  Sometimes, it can be completely debilitating and throws me off my groove for months at a time.  Let's be honest, shoving my...

Real estate for me is always filled with new problem-solving opportunities. I do not think this topic has been discussed here on BP so let me throw it out there - lets talk about finding the buried bodies. 
Let me ta...

Got our first booking through AirBnb. Guest left us private feedback (wrote it on a notebook and texted us photos), although she emphasized that she "WANTED" to make it public. Some of it was warranted, but some of it...