Udawath Praveen
Build to Rent - Short Term Rental ( Loghomes vs Modular vs Stick)
Hello everyone,I am exploring to build a vacation / short term rental home in west north carolina ( Beech/Sugar Mountain area). I would like to know thoughts from folks here on building the home. Would also like to kn...
Rafaella Almeida
Using home equity instead of Hard Money
Hello BP community,My husband and I have equity in our home and our rental. We want to expand our portfolio with hopes to be financially free. My husband does not like the idea of getting a HELOC for he thinks it is t...
Colleen F.
What do you do when you get an overwhelming response?
Normally, I get about 40-60 people over a couple of days when I market this house. We joke that everyone in the area that is looking for a place calls when the house goes up for rent because it is year round and che...
J.Michael Edwards-Toepel
Help! Deciding whether to sell or convert to vacation rental
Hello All!I was gearing up to sell a home I own in Minnesota (I live in Arizona now), but after I listened to the most recent BP podcast I am very intrigued by vacation rentals and really thinking that I might be able...
Brian Morris
How to Strip paint from a deck
How do you strip thick paint off a deck? I put a little paint stripper on a patch, but it just gummies up the top layer slightly. Belt sander did a little better, but I would never finish. Is there a technique or p...
Max McNally
A Couple of newbie questions
I'm a new REI looking to buy a multifamily property for rental income. I've read the Ultimate Beginners guide, as well as Investing in Real Estate by Gary Eldred and I have a couple questions. 1. What are the pitfalls...
John Pocher
Are turnkey, hands off investing companies legit?
I’ve been checking out turnkey out of state (I live in Texas) real estate investing companies like Rent to Retirement, Sharestates, etc. but don’t have a good feel for if they are legit. By legit I mean actually do ...
Chelsea Lingenfelter
Requesting Feedback on my MTR Listing! :)
Hi Team! I was wondering if you wouldn't mind providing feedback on my MTR listing. We have it posted on Airbnb/VRBO/CHBO/Zillow as an MTR for the past 2 month and haven't had a single booking. I've lowered my monthly...
Guido Sanchez
To Cap Rate or Not to Cap Rate?
Hello to all. Please provide feedback on prioritizing the numbers in the calculators.- Is there a website or tool to help real estate investors find the average cap rate in a neighborhood or City?- Should I concentrat...
Anthony Williams
How I Obtained First Investment Property (SFH)
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Peoria.
Purchase price: $280,000
Cash invested: $30,000
The goal of this purchase was to replace my landlord, get started with re...