I have a portfolio of 5 small (6 to 10 units) apartment buildings in Suburban Chicago (close to city).  37 total units.  I have converted most of the units to furnished rentals (mostly mid-term rentals).  This lodging...

Hello, my wife and I own a house in a very popular and fast-growing area of our city. We currently rent out the main house as a long term rental and live in a separate home we built at the rear of the property. The sh...

I just got done listening to the podcast with Matt Landau on vacation rentals. It was filled with a lot of awesome information that was very helpful. I wanted to start up a discussion on what cities are good to i...

If you own property, particularly any property that is not your primary residence, please be aware and get involved! The passing of this proposition will nearly quadruple property taxes for short term rental propertie...

This may be a silly question but for tax reporting purposes does your earnings need to match exactly to what Airbnb is  reporting? Reason I ask is that I've been tracking earnings based on when they are earned whereas...

Hi, bought a new construction that's 2B/2B about 1000 Sqft near Arbor Lodge area. What's the current rental market rental rate and the demands. It's been out in the market for almost a month and seems like there isn't...

Hi, I have a tenant that is proposing to clean their air ducts. They have been there for  few months. Would air duct cleaning fall on the tenants or landlord?How do some of you approach this?Thanks

DoHardMoney.com says that for a discounted fee of $1395 they will guarantee that they coach & work with us to obtain cash lines of credit with various banks (now credit cards) since they don't lend in our state...

As my wife and I research options for our first short-term vacation rental property, we are looking very closely into local regulations in each of the markets/destinations we are interested in. What happens if you hav...