All Forum Posts by: Sarah 'Sadika' J.

Hello,

I'm purchasing a investment beach property to rent during the summer at Virginia Beach.  It's my first time buying a property so I'm a bit nervous as I have heard of horror stories dealing with renters.  What are top three tips you can offer regarding having a vacation rental?

Also, as I prepare to buy a property the next few months, how much emergency money should I safe for rainy days? How many months before I buy a house should I start buying household items (furniture, kitchenware etc.)?  How should i manage the cleaning aspect of the rental unit? I'm not sure if the Property Management company I looked at did cleaning. 

Thank you so much.

Hello,

I'm purchasing a investment property to rent to student in VA. It's my first time buying a property so I'm a bit nervous as I have heard of horror stories dealing with students. What are top three tips you can offer regarding renting to students?

Also, I'm still searching for properties and I hopefully find it soon (1-2 weeks). Am I too late for buy and put the house on the rent for Fall 2015 students? (Also, I'm going through a Property Management company to take care of the leasing and management aspect of it). Any recommendations on how to deal with a PM company?

Thank you so much.