Robert Willard
Is the shine wearing off on STR's?
I have been lurking around this site for a couple of years now. In 2020 my wife and I were seriously considering doing a STR. We picked Nashville as the market we wanted to pursue. Long story short, the market was ...
Patrick F.
Are out of state property managers worth it?
Hi all, I’m coming close to buying my first rental as an out of state STR. I have been in contact with a local property manager who charges 18% to manage the listings on their accounts (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc), take care o...
Michael Ealy
Some Say Owning a Rental House is NOT Passive - Prove/Disprove It
Landlords, BIG and small...Here's a question for you.How many minutes/hours do you spend every month on average doing all of the following: (per property)1. Calling your Operating team - Property Manager, leasing agen...
Michael Eastland
Would You Own a Rental Property that's 200 miles Away?
I am a new potential investor. I'm still lurking, reading, learning here. My long term goal is to take early retirement from my company within the next 2 years, and buy a couple of multi family properties to supple...
Jeff Chisum
Bad Information around 10% down
So much bad and misinterpreted information around Fannie Mae 10% down Second Home Occupancy financing. I talk to about 100 people a month interested in this space. My biggest opportunity in these conversations is to...
Becky Kaapuni
Property Management Company's
I am pretty fed up with paying my property manager 25%. It really cuts into the rental payouts. Between the upkeep and the property manager, I am losing money every month. I have a call with Evolve tomorrow. The 10% s...
Jody Powell
House Hacking via Airbnb
Hi all, I wanted to share my recent experiences with turning our garage studio apartment conversion into a short term rental. We have had great success and so far no real issues. The income has paid for the mortgage f...
Sonny Sach
Investing in Homes - Not worth it per Robert Shiller?
Hello all,I was just reading an article in the NYTIMES from Robert Shiller:http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/upshot/the-overi...where he states:"Historically, however, investing in homes just hasn’t rewarded most home...
Zachary Feldman
Recession Biggest Opportunities
Hi All-I am sure others are feeling a shifting in the tide as things continue to be overpriced, increasing interest rates, and return metrics continually become more difficult to hit. I was hoping to get some discuss...
Matt Roth
Repositioning of Retail Center
Dear BP Community,What are possible uses/concepts for the repositioning of a large retail center? A center whose complex is continuous/interconnected and is located in a suburban area. I'm curious to hear because, wi...