I have been working on setting up a modest vacation rental in the Portland metro area. In the past, friends of mine were raving about VRBO, telling me it really does work- and they had a reasonable fee structure. But ...

So I read this article this morning..http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-cras...Anyone here think there's a good chance that there will be a 50% crash in the market next year?  Any thoughts on this and how t...

We had the REIA meeting yesterday. DBPR was kind enough to send an investigator down and cover the topic: what constitutes unlicensed brokering. She did address one specific case where the file has been turned over to...

Hey everyone,I'm currently rehabbing a property for rental and my contractor is now MIA. I've tried calling, texting, and emailing but I'm not able to reach him at all. This has gone on for a week now and he has left ...

Highest property prices in the nation, maybe the world.  Yet commission rates are untouched.  5-6% is still standard.  But how is that possible considering that'd be more than most people make in a year? $100,000 I he...

Hi! I'm new to BP, super excited that I stumbled across this little nugget!I have a questions for the pros out there. I was recently involved in an auto accident, which was definitely not the most fun thing I've ever ...

- Credit Checks are a major deciding factor? - Have you ever had success without running a credit check? - Great applicant, with poor credit, that’s the only issue, would you take a chance on him?

Wow, this is interesting ... Denver has filed felony criminal charges against a Denver couple for operating multiple Airbnb short-term rentals in violation of the primary residence.According to the people I talk to in...

Does anyone track their FICO score? I know we have some competitive folks on the forum so I was wondering how high your score has been historically.

Any takers?

I started a thread with an article about rent decreases nationwide. The replies seemed to substantiate the concern with properties taking longer to rent, and reductions in rent as well as other bennies needed to rent ...