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Brynn Kurtz Questions About Buying Properties Without Using Your Own Money, Loans Or Credit…
5 September 2024 | 2 replies
@Brynn KurtzI would do additional research and learn how many people today are buying housing with none of their own moneyAlso even if you were to do this, you still need money to invest in real estate as properties need constant repairsThe most frequent mistake I see is people take these guru programs and spend all their $ on the guru and have no money to invest in real estate
Jeremy Beland You ever have one of those deals that feels like a sure thing, only to watch it slip?
4 September 2024 | 2 replies
The mistakes you make will also affect deals.That’s why a good percentage of deals fall through.
James McGovern Exploiting other Real Estate Investors
5 September 2024 | 4 replies
I mean you could make offers and if you are in the market and they aren't you can always file complaints, (only legit ones) with the city, to keep it on their radar and make it a squeeky wheel for the current owner, but yeah i'm not really a fan of bailing out people in any industry who make mistakes, so by all means by the properties but not your or anyone else's problem that they made the errors they did.  
Erik Browning I'm one of the "Find a Lender" lenders, here are my thoughts
9 September 2024 | 46 replies
I will not make that mistake again. 
Marc Uber Seeking advice for starting out in real estate investing
5 September 2024 | 15 replies
Reliable tenants are the exception, not the norm.A common mistake is assuming that all renters are alike so the property type is not critical.
Jeremy Beland The house that taught me a $40,000 lesson in 2019...
4 September 2024 | 8 replies
I no longer work from a place of scarcity.I set myself up for success and work from a place of abundance.I have built my cash buyer list to close to 5,000 buyers, invested into a coaching program for private lending, and developed multiple exit strategies to be ready for any situation that presents itself.It let's me earn $40k per deal consistently today and occasionally hit some $90k+ homeruns.Embrace your mistakes, learn from them, and adapt.This is the only way to grow.
John Pettas Any experience with Specialized Property Management Atlanta?
4 September 2024 | 9 replies
In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!
Jeremy Beland The house that taught me a $40,000 lesson in 2019...
4 September 2024 | 2 replies
I no longer work from a place of scarcity.I set myself up for success and work from a place of abundance.I have built my cash buyer list to close to 5,000 buyers, invested into a coaching program for private lending, and developed multiple exit strategies to be ready for any situation that presents itself.It let's me earn $40k per deal consistently today and occasionally hit some $90k+ homeruns.Embrace your mistakes, learn from them, and adapt.This is the only way to grow. 
Lucas Gomez Renting or Selling with negative cashflow
4 September 2024 | 11 replies
Most people make this mistake.
Stanton Ward Purchasing investment prop w/o being on title in primary residence
3 September 2024 | 8 replies
It will help you avoid the mistakes we have made along our own REI journey.