When purchasing a small multi family property as a primary residence. Does the bank take into consideration the income from the other units? Wanting to use a FHA loan but will likely do a in house loan with a bank.  L...

I had an inquiry today from someone interested in buying a condominium in the Pigeon Forge area to rent out. I am going to put this as bluntly as possible:  Condominiums in the Smokies are not good investments. They a...

Hey everyone, I'm an owner in a tiny HOA in Florida and the owners want to either ban smoking entirely or make a designated area. Only one tenant smokes and it fills the other units quickly. Unfortunately they refuse ...

All,I am diving in the pool of real estate investing. I believe I have several options and would like advice on picking the best one. To help with the decision here is a little about my current situation. My wife and ...

Hello!  What are my fellow BP member thoughts on this language?  Does it specifically prohibit short term rentals?  I'm not seeing that it does and I am living in an ideal situation to move out and STR.  This is not a...

I allow dogs in my rentals, but not breeds excluded in my insurance policy.  Rotts, pitbulls, Dobermans.  When I informed an applicant of these restrictions, she told me her dog was a pitbull, but a therapy dog, and s...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows how to sync Airbnb and VRBO and my own calendar so I can take real time bookings and not worry about double booking anyone? Thanks in advance for helping. 

I've been reading this site and REI information for a long time, and have been wanting to break into real estate investing. I'm requesting some input on my plan.

First, I'm a military member, and will be receiving a ...

Summary: My current single family home in an HOA which I live in has left a bad taste in my mouth. I have another under contract in another community (that I put under contract before I had an issue with my current HO...

Hello,
I would like to seek opinion from members on this board about my rental place that has been on the market for two months with very little to no traffic.
I understand that Dec and January are slowest of all mo...