Becky Fischer
The Massachusetts proposed lodging tax on short-term rentals
Two members of our staff and I spent this past Thursday at the State House in Boston for the second time in a month advocating on behalf of our homeowners against the proposed Lodging Tax. We met first with Rep. Jay K...
Becky Fischer
Massachusetts Lodging Tax for Short-Term Rentals
As you may know, Vacation rental owners on the Cape and Islands may soon be faced with charging their guests a nearly 12% lodging tax. The Massachusetts legislature has until July 31 to move Ma Senate bill S2423 forwa...
Becky Fischer
New Member from Massachusetts
Hello,My name is Becky Fischer and I have worked in the vacation rental industry for 14 years. We provide resources to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket vacation rental homeowners so that they are successful m...
Matthew Perry
Investor In The Northeast
Hello everybody, I realize I skipped this step so I am backtracking to say to officially say hello. Name is Matt- I am from Boston but have nationwide experience from LA to Atlanta to Charlotte to my native Boston. I ...
Ken Rishel
Higher Wind Speed Requirements for HUD Code Homes - Reference
For manufactured homes, wind zones are specified by the MHCSS and are listed by State and County. The MHCSS lists Counties contained in Wind Zones II and III. By default, all Counties not listed as either in Zone II o...
Derrick O.
vacation rental in Panama City Beach FL.
I am looking to invest in Short Term Rentals in panama city Beach FL, . Does any one own property their . I have studied VRBO calendars , with good management and nice condos they are doing well. The ones that are goi...
Kwame Searcy
Capital Raising Tips and Challenges
I am currently raising capital for my first deal. The deal structure is a 506(b) syndication which means that I have to have a personal relationship with the investors in order to get them into the deal as LP. In d...
Whitney Ortiz
What do you wish you knew before investing in Florida?
Hi there! I'm wondering if anyone from California/ out of state has any tips on investing in Florida or any lessons or "dumb tax" to share? My investing partner has lots of experience here in CA, but we're interested ...
Rich Weese
College football weekly update
OK- Everyone knows I root for the underdog (namely non BCS teams) and my heart belongs to BYU. Good weekend.
BYU holds Univ Wash and Heisman candidate Jake Locker to 17 points and zero in 2nd half. This is with a...
Karen Margrave
What specifically do you invest in?
Since joining Biggerpockets, I've noticed one thing, everyone labels themselves as "investors". That covers a very wide swath. What specifically do you invest in, and what area of the country, or planet? REO's, short ...