Erik Sherburne
Best Practice for multiple acceptable applications
Curious what your best practice is when you get multiple applications that all meet your criteria. First come first serve? Best application? Roll the dice?
Ryan Chambers
Most important metric for 3-flat
Looking at a 3-flat in a mature but strong residential market in Chicago. Rents aren't as high as adjacent neighborhoods, but that's what makes it feasible. I work in real estate, but am used to looking at larger, i...
Lynn Montang
Expenses to consider for a Vacation Rental
Is there a list out there with some general information on when things should be replaced for a vacation rental, ie. towels, bedding, carpet, washer/dryer..... Roughly, how much money should I be setting aside? I am...
Joseph Bafia
Visiting Boston and STR Investments
My son and I are from NC and have 6 short term rentals in various locations. We're making up a trip up to Boston this weekend and outside of some skiing, we were going to explore MA, NH & VT and see what STR oppo...
Jon Klaus
BiggerPockets hits 75,000 members
Congrats to BP and Josh for the continued quality growth! We are up 10,000 members in the past 6 months.
http://www.biggerpockets.com/stats
Jeff L.
What insurance will cover the staging furnitures?
The staging company I am using for my first flip dont have insurance. and on the contract it states if anything stolen, I will have to pay for them.
My questions is any insurance company will cover the staging furni...
Damien Dupee
Skip Tracers for returned direct mail
Hello BP,I mail to a lot of vacant houses in my market in DC and get a ton of return mail. I was told that there is gold in the return mail so I started on a journey searching for these homeowners phone numbers, email...
Eric Army
First Commercial Term Sheet-- Are these reasonable terms?
Hi- I just received my first commercial term sheet. I'm looking at a commercial property (small mill building for my architecture office) with an asking price of $135k, needing about $100k in rehab. I am used to resid...
EDWARD M.
Worried About My Appraisal!
I am in the process of purchasing a home, undergoing attorney review. I have one worry, as I am using non-conventional financing with 10% down. So I've seen homes in the area (Union City, NJ) that sold for under $125 ...
Dakota Murphy
Property Management Suggestions
I am looking for suggestions on a good property management company in Madison, WI or Dane County as well as what they charge as a monthly management fee. I want to make sure that I am using an appropriate % when runn...