All Forum Posts by: Braeden Cobb

@Forrest Williams@Bjorn Ahlblad

Thanks for the thoughts. I'm trying to find out where I can get  a good quality murphy bed. 

@Braeden Cobb I'm curious about the mattresses... do they retreat back into the space on the other side of the wall (laying flat?), or do they roll/fold up behind the cabinetry on the wall (vertical)?  I just heard someone trying to explain this last month.  Thank you!

Hi Braeden,

What kind of purchase price are you looking at? I've noticed in some cities crime rates vary significantly by pockets/neighborhood, so it's best to do proper research on top of talking other people. Some cities have government websites and you can use softwares like Vestmap to check neighborhood analysis.

@Braeden Cobb I did try combining short and long term in a multi-unit property. I have what started as a single family with large detached garage. We converted the upper story of the 3 car garage to a 2/2 and a part of the lower level to a studio. Originally we did long term out of the front single family and short term out of the garage units. Even though I told our long term tenant about what we were doing and she thought she'd be okay with it, ultimately she didn't like all the different people coming and going. I get it - for a long term tenant that's their home. I was able to move her to another single family rental I have and started doing short term out of all three units. That's worked much better. Maybe she just wasn't the right fit but it makes sense to me why a lot of long term tenants might not like the arrangement. As far as house hacking, I think that would work fine. I did live in the single family while remodeling my primary and that worked great for the few months I was there. I use a management company so didn't advertise to any of my STR guests that I was the owner.