This is a common mistake so many people make is not having enough dishware and flatware to accommodate a full load of people.

There's a lot of things im unsure of and any small mistake will hurt since things are tight make more friends that have money, see if theyre willing to do the deal with you if you can find a way to make them money without them having to do any work. 

I'm going to start writing weekly logs of my journey as a landlord - successes and mistakes.

This stock income (LTCG) along with the rental properties in Chicago, we have a life of abundance at the moment.With that being said, the rentals in Chicago do a portion of the heavy lifting by eliminating the housing costs completely while adding $1k extra each month to cover Cap Ex and other expenses.

Unfortunately experience means you've made some costly mistakes :-) So, to avoid those costly mistakes, when I take on a new approach in investing, I buddy up with someone that already has experience doing them.

Its a mistake too many have made.

You will gain experience with each project so don't let set backs discourage you but always try and learn from any mistakes.

I've held my license since 2023, but I only dabbled in joining a residential brokerage (mistake, there were several reasons I did, but hindsight is 20/20).

We made a lot of mistakes like working in the wrong order and doing work just to keep my employees busy.

Paying someone to fix thier mistake seems odd to me.