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I’m considering buying a second home which I’d rent out in Airbnb/VRBO for part of the year.What are the biggest mistakes you made when buying a vacation rental? What do you know now that you knew then?
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Hey BP! Would you mind taking a look at my latest AirBnB listing and letting me know how you think I might get more bookings? Here’s the listing:
https://abnb.me/XUzMczga5wb
I think we are getting a decent numb...
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Hello Everyone. My wife (Beth) and I (Ken) are new to the real estate investing world. We live in northern NJ. I have been doing some research and reading for the last year or so on this subject and recently got my wi...
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Hey all, just bought my first home on Jul 24 2023. Have some questions about my roof.Noticed one morning when the sun hit my house just right that there were some small, but noticeable waves in my roof. Went up to the...
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Hello Real Estate World!I am wondering what beginning investors fear when it comes to purchasing their first investment property. I want to get a better understanding of how to help investors who are new to the indust...
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Hi All,I am undergoing my first renovation project. Its a small step, but its my basement which will require significant work. I am in a hot area in Boston Ma and also got lucky with home appreciation. Not only that b...
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Anybody have a listing agent not answer the phone, not return phone calls, voicemail full? It took three weeks for my realtor to get a lockbox code on property we're looking at. We have an offer but the listing agent...
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This is my first experience as a landlord, and what a headache this one tenant has been.
When the lease with a pair of tenants renting our condo lapsed, they never informed me that they desired an initial ins...
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I purchased my first duplex, out of state, over the summer and am now preparing to do my rental property taxes for the first time and have a few questions on deductions.Is the home inspection deductible?I initially ha...
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Evening everyone, In May I plan on purchasing my home. I plan on it being a SFH and having it be my primary residence. Any additional rooms I have I will most likely rent out. With that idea in mind, I am more incline...