Nathan Gesner
Hawaii continues to restrict vacation rentals
I said it years ago and I'll say it again: Hawaii is not a good place to invest in short-term rentals. They claim it has to do with the housing crisis, but I suspect they're being pushed by the hotels and resorts.I vi...
Lior Golan
Wireless speakers and TV's in a listing
Hey everyone,I am keeping with the preparation for equipping my first short-term rental with multimedia and furnishing, and started to wonder what is the best way to add wireless speakers in a listing without the abil...
Naseera Mohamed
Oil tanks
My husband is in the process of buying a house (our first very own ) -a short sale we located, in NJ -seemed a really good deal at 250K in a neighborhood where any house worth buying would be in the mid 300K range....
Kimberly H.
I thought I was done with rookie mistakes
Homepath contract in hand... so happy. I want this to be my dream home. Finally got 1 contractor to come in and say "sorry, you'll need 200K to renovate this house". The next contractor wouldn't even come look. He j...
Oleg Serdyuk
What would be the best State/City to buy rental properties
Hello, I am new to real estate investing. I live in San Diego, CA. My friend and I are planning to acquire rental properties somewhere outside of California. My question is: How to find the best place (State, city) ri...
Bill Dodge
List of excessive damages that can be deducted from deposit
My first tenant is moving out and it is not going smoothly.There seems to be a lot of excessive damage to the house and I want to know what is normally considered excessive damage.Is there a standard listing of typica...
Jack Johnson
Should I Start renting process before closing?
Any advice on starting to look for tenants before you have closed on property?Best practices?Start advertising? screening / showing, etc Thanks
Steven Whipple
Lender changed the terms and now the deal doesn't pencil
I found my first deal, and everything looked good. All the numbers worked out the way I wanted. We got pre-approved for financing, and our offer was accepted. We paid for the inspection, and it turned out well. Last n...
Max T.
Why I let Tenants Break the Lease
My leases are annual and renew for the full term.I explain this up front to new tenants. They are responsible for paying rent through the full term of the contract.Nevertheless, I still get an email now and then from ...
Mark Miles
Washcloths disappearing like crazy?
Anyone else have their washcloths disappear at a high rate? I'm guessing that guests use them to wipe up spills or remove makeup and then trash them because they're embarrassed about the mess they've made on the towel...