As a real estate agent and seasoned short-term rental (STR) host with over seven years of experience, I've seen the STR market evolve, especially post-2021, where competition is at an all-time high. Here are some key ...

So we have a number of properties that are managed by primarily to PM companies. Both of the companies adjusted their agreement where we did not have to add them to the insurance. We have one particular company that w...

I am a fairly new investor and have pondered a decision on my first single family home:a)Refinance the loan to increase monthly cash flow. Or, stay the course with minimal monthly cash flow and faster loan pay off.I h...

What proactive measures do you take to increase profitability on your rental units? Here's some things I have done recently:

1. Challenged tax assessments.
2. Hired a firm to handle the 2nd round of assessment chall...

I am a brand new member in Minneapolis, MN. I am in the "learning" phase of real estate investing and look forward to gaining knowledge and making my first deal in 2013.

I know I messed up by not addressing this issue in the lease.For those of you who rent out homes with septics, do you have the tenant pay for emptying it or do you pay?Will it be too late to add it to the lease upon r...

I'd like to get a survey going.When evaluating houses, what's your criteria for:1) Cash flow per door (e.g. $100)2) Cash-on-cash return on investment (e.g. 12%)3) Do you only use one metric or both? Does a house have ...

I found a duplex in Miami that I really, really like.

There are various code violations on the property. To me they don't look like major violations although I have no experience in this matter.

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I recently finished the exam and obtained my license in Utah as an agent.  I have a full-time career elsewhere at the moment - only plan on doing a small number of personal deals on the side.  (Likely in high price ma...

Sorry this is a long one:Contemplating doing a new simple Shingle overlay on a rental property roof. In other words, not doing a tear off of the old Shingles just laying a new layer over the old. I have a guy who has ...