The biggest mistake people make is not having enough reserves before going into real estate investments.

Beautiful thing about RE is there is plenty of people out there and you can find the right fir for what you need as the seller

This was my first big lesson in “letting people down.”

I think he's in the process right now so I'm not sure how it's turned out, but last time I spoke with him it seemed that it was going well.I always tell people looking to do co-living that there is a certain amount of risk that you have to be willing to take on.

Also looking for feedback from people that don't work for BiggerPockets or are biased :)

Mistakes I see people make is they plan on living there a short time and over renovate the property where they will never get the money they put into it back. 

My company has a departmental structure however all of our staff members' phone numbers and emails are on our website so people can get in touch with whoever is best suited to tackle a specific issue.

And I don't think it is as clear cut as people are saying.

The out of the box strategies and set ups sold will never replace customized AP/Tax strategies based on individualized circumstances. 

There have been numerous people on BP talking about how they paid application fees but they could never get their loans closed on any deal brought to the company.