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Hello everyone,I've been managing my short-term rental (STR) in the Orlando area for a few years now. Initially, I handed over the management of my property to a company, giving up 25% of my earnings for them to handl...
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Some people are really struggling with the market and how Coronavirus may impact their personal lives, their investments, or even the entire country. We can't control the economy. We can't make much impact on unemploy...
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Another forum I belong to has a really awesome running thread where people post what they did to their car that particular day. It's good motivation and creates a little accountability. If this catches on, cool. If...
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Hi Everyone,I am feeling pretty discouraged and wanted to vent and see if anyone could offer me some advice- please!!
About me: I am a newbie buy and hold investor in Northern Virginia, long time lurker, and recent p...
Real estate investing has been my dream for years, and I'm eager to start! I thought it would be an good idea to get my feet wet by buying a house and renting out the extra rooms to roommates. But is now the right tim...
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I have had a rental property for almost 5 years now. I have been happy with my property management company for the most part. However, I would like to start taking care of this on my own. I feel like the knowledge ...
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An interesting read: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/federal-reserve-to-lower-rates-six-times-says-ing-economics?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20%7C%2012/07/23
I’ve seen a fe...
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Hi BP! I am under contract on a property that has numbers potentially good enough for a brrr. We are under contract at 300k and ARV is 430 bast on very similar comps in neighborhood. I had a budget of 30k rehab to do ...