New Member: Derek Bretey

[Derek Bretey]

Hello Bigger Pockets community,

My name is Derek Bretey and I am interested in starting my real estate portfolio in 2019. I currently live in Overland Park, Kansas and am focusing on finding a small fix-and-rent multifamily property (house hack).

I found this community via the podcasts have been soaking up the crowd-sourced information that these forums contain. As a new investor, I know that the experience of the bigger pockets members is invaluable resource, so with that in mind, I've got a question for all of you:

What was the important lesson you learned from your first deal?