Eric Lee
Investing in the Oregon market
Hi all,I'm looking to acquire my first rental property and am strongly leaning towards a short-term rental while doing a MTR for off-peak seasons. I'm located in the Salem area and while I've looked at properties loca...
Leslie Beia
$500k to Invest, What Would You Do?
Hi All!I've been investing for 5 years, combo of BRRRR, Airbnb, and flips, near me and out of state. I listen to podcasts and read books and have absorbed a ton of information over the years, so I'm familiar with nume...
Mark Vandzura
self manage vs property management company
Hey BP members, Does anyone have any advice on hiring a property manager? I currently manage 16 doors myself, all within a 10 minute drive from each other. (I do everything). I looked into a few property management co...
Courtney Walker
Cozy transition to Apartments.com
Looks like Cozy is transitioning to Apartments.com https://cozy.co/future-of-cozy/
Michael McClearn
Cozy - Apartments.com merger?
Hey All,
I'm closing soon on a new, and my first, investment property and had planned on using cozy as a means to screen tenants and to collect rents. However, it looks like they've been cannibalized by apartments(do...
Chester Knapp
old home (poorly) converted to duplex - fix up or make do?
I own a 115 year old house that was converted into a duplex when a 2nd unit was added upstairs in the 90s. It was not done well, there is a hodgepodge of 'handyman/diy" work throughout, and I'm trying to decide if we ...
Bill Mason
Advice to invest in Austin, TX Townhouse
Hi All, new to BP. I was hoping for some advice on questions below, thanks in advance!Context:-brother is moving to Austin to work at a company in east riverside area. His preference is to be close to work. I figured ...
Andrew Caldieraro
Do you typically avoid older (1960-1970) multifamily units?
I was curious if most of you avoid older multi family complexes? How much more work is generally needed to get them up to code? Do you see any issues with insurance companies not wanting to insure it unless all wiri...
Matthew Spiegel
Staining Concrete?
I read somewhere you can stain concrete and would be a lot cheaper than pavers or natural stone, see more info herehttp://homeguides.sfgate.com/stain-concrete-two-di...Has anyone tried this? And how did it look? Did i...
Bekah Brown
Choosing contractors for the job
What is the best process/searches for vetting contractors for projects? In a world of options, how can we narrow it down to the quality ones that aren’t raping pockets, and protect the future? Is there a particular pr...