Michael Glaser
My First Eviction: Unreachable Tenant
As so many BP Podcasts have said, I don't look at this as a bad thing. It's a 'free' education on tenant screening mistakes as well as learning the ropes in my rental market on evictions. Without going into too many d...
Krista Goodrich
Beach Vacation Rental Vs. Ski Chalet and Other Vacation Rentals
Hey BP Community!
I have been investing in STR/Vacation Rentals on or near the beach but am interested in growing my portfolio to include other places I like to visit such as ski resorts, big cities, international sp...
Luke Carl
How Time Consuming Are Vacation Rentals?
I get asked this question daily, and now with the help of ScreenTime on my iPhone I have an (almost) perfect answer. In the past 7 days I’ve spent exactly 3 hours on my 5 properties via the apps on my phone. This was ...
Dan H.
California extends eviction moratorium through June 30
We have one tenant that we provided reduced rent (reduced to $2k from $2.6k) when impacted by Covid that applied for rental relief many months ago that we have not received a response (and mostly have given up on). T...
JT Spangler
East Nashville Buy and Hold
I've been looking at investment properties casually for about 4 years, and seriously for about 10 months. Boy, do I wish I'd had my ducks in a row for some of the deals I saw before I knew enough to know what a good d...
Marisa Lerario Dudiak
Doing the Work to See If Galveston Makes Sense
Newbie doing the research to see if investing in a STR in Galveston, TX makes sense for soon to be retirees! Hard sell for hubby! Would be primarily in the Dallas area, so need resources to manage when not in town!!
Jeff L.
Raise Rent on 17 Year Tenant?
Hey BP!I recently acquired a duplex (two separate structures) in Colorado Springs. I rehabbed one of the homes and doubled the rent with a new tenant. The rent of this unit is almost double the mortgage payment for bo...
Holly Barrett
Self Managing from a Distance
Looking at a duplex 8 hour drive away. I want to self manage, BUT I'm getting tripped up on how to show prospective tenants the units at turnover.What options might we have?Realtor fees for showing are steep, at that ...
Chad Aziz
IE & OC SFR markets overvalued according to CoreLogic report
Here's the articleBelow are some snippets from the article:"The housing stock in Orange County and the Inland Empire was “overvalued” as of August, while home values in Los Angeles County and the overheated San Franci...
William Brock
Thoughts on Canyon Lake, TX
I recently posed this same question regarding Lake LBJ & Lago Vista, but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with STRs in Canyon Lake, TX? I only have long term rentals and am looking at investing in a la...