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Paul Sandhu Is your STR like a pirate ship?
11 September 2019 | 1 reply

Mine are.  Everybody on the ship (house) is there to work their butt off to make a lot of money.  There is swearing, drinking, mutiny and regular wenches that come over to entertain the men.Refinery contractors are my...

Justin V. Designing to prevent Porch pirates
4 September 2020 | 1 reply

Hello everyone, Is anyone doing anything about porch pirates at their rentals. I have a duplex with an enclosed porch with a screen door and mailboxes on the inside so it remains unlocked. Im assuming this makes it sa...

Dan H. Poll: porch pirate or strange coincidence
6 December 2024 | 4 replies

This is not really news or current events that would be of interest to most RE investors.   It is a story of a potential porch pirate.  My home has 2 private streets, one that leads to my driveway and the other that g...

Robert Hsiao Las Vegas annual rental yield > 9% - I must be missing something?
10 March 2019 | 33 replies

A friend of mine recently bought in Las Vegas.  He sent over some zillow pages where condos with $800-$900 current rent are asking around $100K.  This is yielding about 9%!  Even with $170-$200 HOA this seems too good...

Jerry V. On the lighter side, worth reading!
12 April 2023 | 1 reply

Inflation in the US is so bad right now that…
- My friend received a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
- CEO's are now playing miniature golf.
- Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
- McDonald's is selling ...

Rekha Anandkumar Short Term Rental in Galveston
25 August 2019 | 9 replies

I have been looking to invest in a STR house in Galveston, maybe Pirates beach or around the area, 3 bed 2 bath house. Can anyone who owns similar properties help me estimate the expenses? I am ok if it breaks even or...

Bill Kramer How are YOU paying yourself?
15 October 2019 | 3 replies

As the title says: How are you paying yourself?Do you take a flat % of what's left over?Salary plus bonuses?Or the pirate method: everything left over after the Bill's are paid is yours?Personally I find that giving m...

Justin Brophy Las Vegas Deal...Should we buy?
10 September 2014 | 6 replies

Hello all,I have a possible deal in the works and would like to get some feedback from the BP community.The condo is located in the Summerlin area, 89145 area code.  It is a 1 bedroom/1 bathroom condo; great location ...

Joe Smith Has anyone used Taxsalepirates.com?
28 February 2022 | 11 replies

I am new to the Indianapolis market and I met a guy at an IREA meet-up who told me about taxsalepirates.com. Has anyone used their services? Or does anyone know what they specifically offer? Just wondering if anyone h...

Sebastian Kressley Short Term Rental (Traveling Medical Professionals)
3 April 2019 | 17 replies

It's been a while BP Nation!It's been quite the ride getting started! I've finally seem to found my niche in short term housing for traveling medical professionals. My duplex is 1.5 miles away from the local hospital ...