Hi, I have short term rental properties renting by the week. I take a 50% refundable deposit at reservation time, then the balance 30 days before arrival. I take deposits up to a year before arrival. For tax purpo...
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Hey BiggerPockets family!I’m very interested in getting into the short term rental game and I most likely moving to Saint Petersburg Florida within the next three months or so. If anyone owns short term rentals in St....
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I am 17 years old and just graduated from high school with a gpa of 2.3 and have been very frustrated on what path in life I should take. I grew up very poor living in hotel rooms and in bad areas for a lot of my chil...
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my son just started his carer in Naperville, ill just outside of Chicago. he can stay in the Chicago area or relocate to Cincinnati, oh. so our question is, is there an advantage to living in one area over the other a...
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Hi all- Very new to the investing game and could really use some guidance. Long story short - my girlfriend and I are love to travel and love to reside in coastal cities. We currently live in the northeast and have co...
We are fairly new to RE investing, we have a couple 2 bedroom apartments in the Vegas area. We are from out of state so we rely on local property managers to handle the day to day issues with the properties.We've had...
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I have a question about out of state investing. What do you look at regarding investing out of your market driving distance wise? Obviously the numbers on the deal have to make sense and get a good PM but regarding ...
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I just renovated a house 🏡, super cute. I moved in a beautiful family with 2 kids. The neighbors next door are kind of rough and they smoke marijuana in the garden every night. It stinks and my tenants want to leave. ...
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Hello everyone. Strongly considering greater Disney World/Orlando area for STR specifically in Champions Gate/Windsor Hills areas. I'd love to hear only from investors currently with STR's in those areas. Looking to...
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I think that one of the biggest risks with a buy/rehab type of investment, is finding a buyer quickly. Like many would-be investors, I worry that I will end up losing money through holding costs. This scenario worsens...