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Looking at a second home for investment (and some personal use).
To make sure it'll be a profitable investment, I want get an idea what average vacancy rates in the pocono lakes area is. Does anyone have a h...
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I have a strategy that I wanted to get your input on. I currently have a primary residence that is market valued at $360K. I owe about $260K. 6 years from now I believe it will grow really well in equity becuase I am...
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Hey BP members I am considering purchasing a property in the southeast and the investment would be out of state. I own my primary free and clear. I have a good amount of equity in my primary. My plan is to put 25% dow...
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BP Investors,For those leveraging property management what’s the number one thing you can’t live without that your PM provides for your business?What’s the one thing you wish your PM did offer?Love to hear some discus...
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My wife and I are in contract to buy a house on the east coast. We own our home on the west coast. We want to turn our current primary residence into a rental. We bought our new house with seller financing for signifi...
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Does anyone know a typical structure of a 3rd party management company for a small hotel? Do they typically take a commission of revenue? What about cleaning fees? I am more familiar with short term rentals and unde...
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I have 2 STR's and 3 LTR's and this year we are formalizing the business, which has thusfar been "additional income" but we want to grow it as our primary career. Is there a software that can manage my STR bookings, c...
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Hi everyone!I discovered Bigger Pockets after listening to a few episodes of the podcast. Really great stuff so far! I live in San Francisco, CA and work as an engineer in the tech industry. I don't have too much expe...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Newport.
Purchase price: $325,000
Cash invested: $1
Originally purchased this property with $0 down payment using a VA home loan,...
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Hello everyone,
I have a question that I hope to get some help with from the BP community. My fiancé has a condo under his name, which he currently occupies as his primary residence. He also has another condo in a se...