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Hey BP,
We're not in the Nashville area right now, but interested in at least one STR property in East Nashville. I've read that Nashville can be a tough nut to crack. Can anyone share their experience?
Thanks!Steve
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I'm in the Orange County, CA area and thinking of either house hacking a single family house or just rent for now and put my capital into an Airbnb/investment property out of state. I'm 24 with around ~70K to invest a...
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Reading another post about people stealing items in STR’s got me thinking about damage or security deposits. Do you use one? If so, does it work? If not, why? How much do you typically “hold”? How do you handle stolen...
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Hello everyone, I’m looking to purchase a multi family property in New Jersey. Preferably a duplex to start out my investing. I’m trying to find areas in NJ that have positive job growth and economic development but t...
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A friend of mine is Trying to decide on a new heating unit. He said that he was quoted $10,000 for a Lennox unit with all new install, or $7000 for a York system with the same equipment that is there (which the sales ...
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Is anyone out there renting only to friends and acquaintances? I can't seem to find any advice on the web regarding this set up. I'm thinking of using a Facebook page to show home and allow for reviews but it has to ...
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Hi STR braintrust. Want to get your opinion on replacing countertops and appliances for this kitchen. Yes, the layout is unfavorable, but we are not planning to tear out any walls at this point. The cabinets will be r...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $200,000
Cash invested: $20,000
Buy and hold east end of PCB, self managing short term vacation rentals year round
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Hey guys. It’s my first time on the bigger pockets forums and I’m looking for some advice on my next investment move. Sorry for the long description but this needs some explaining.
I’m English but moved to Porto in ...
I have been using rentometer pretty much as a default first stop for rental comps but I was a little skeptical about the accuracy of their data.A few days ago, I re-checked the rental comps for a property we had liste...