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San Marcos City Council unanimously enacted new STR regulations yesterday (7/18/17). Here are excerpts from an article you can see at KXAN News:The ordinance states the property owner is only allowed to have one home-...
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I think we all can acknowledge that Divorce is one of life's most challenging experiences, but can it make you a better real estate investor? (sidenote I am not recommending in this post to get divorced as a way to be...
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What are the brokerages (preferably in the Houston/Katy area) that are best for new agents who are looking to be "given" some leads? Understanding that as a result of being handed leads, the agent will probably receiv...
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Interested to hear insights of those currently doing this in these three cities. Have you had any issues with the city regulations regarding STRs using this method? I know Austin is a bit stringent with there regulati...
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I'm Joseph and my wife is Monique and we will be going back and forth from the west coast (LA and Baja, Mx) to San Antonio over the next year because we are part of the tricentennial celebrations that you will be havi...
Best insurance company you have used for rental property insurance??? We are looking to get a bid on our properties in SC, NC, AZ and San Diego. Would appreciate any suggestions!
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I'm based in NYC with some family in San Antonio. I recently closed on a SFH near Leon Valley and on my visit met up with a couple real estate agents who are gearing me toward Northwest. It looks like a wonderful pl...
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Hi BP, I am very new here and am in the process of completing my first buy and hold deal in San Francisco. Given the location, I am interested in renting room by room to SF State University students. I will be living ...
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Hey guys just looking for some opinions on the area "government hill" in San Antonio. It's a partial historic district located in between i35 and fort Sam to the north and south. It runs from broadway st. All the way ...
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Hi folks, I'm purchasing a condo in San Juan, PR as my Primary Residence, so obviously the bank and the IRS expect me to live in that condo for "the majority of the year." I thought the IRS would be more specific by s...