Anyone have any hands on experience as guests/clients or your own vacation rental investments?I'm anxious to hear from folks who've had personal hands on experience with both. We will be expanding our vacation propert...

Hi everyone,I'm a mid-twenties engineer out of the SF Bay Area.I've been lurking the site for a few months as I've mulled the "Real Estate Option" - we're getting to that phase of the boom-bust cycle that I'm just not...

I've been doing research on markets for buy and hold for about a month now. I'm checking unemployment rates, population growth, purchase price, rent rates, percentage of renters, etc. and I'm still having trouble iden...

In what had begun last holiday season with me giving away a duplex to a deserving BP member, I want to carry on the tradition.. This year I have a SFR in St. Louis it is in need of rehab.. However it can be a great st...

Two years ago, I was brand new to real estate and transferred my IRA to a self-directed IRA.  I was introduced to a company called Growth Equity Group that specialized in turnkey rentals for folks like me who had IRA ...

I'd love to get some feedback and hear your thoughts on the investing model that I am planning on ramping up this year.
Let me give you some background for context and to help you understand why I am moving in this d...