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Results (851)
Ian Carter Washington DC Basement Digout/Underpinning
10 July 2023 | 18 replies
Wasn’t too bad but in retrospect I would have probably just rented a small jackhammer from Home Depot which would have made it significantly easier.
Nestaly Nin ​Aspiring buy and hold investors from Albany, New York
24 May 2017 | 11 replies
When I owned it I did a lot by my gut feeling, I was also younger :)I had pretty good success that way, but would be a bit more cautious in retrospect
Mike V. Anyone Heard of Credit Card Builders?
14 January 2023 | 158 replies
In retrospect, I should have signed up immediately as it took quite a while to complete the process.
Osazee Edebiri California Vs Out of State (really, but why?)
21 November 2022 | 210 replies
It’s not hard to do a retrospective analysis and find out that any Bay Area investors over the past 10 years are big winners. 
Wendell De Guzman If you can invent a time machine - what will you tell your younger self so you won't make that BIG real estate mistake
25 June 2023 | 61 replies
In retrospect, I should have bought 10 times as many houses as I did...
Jacob Mitchell House Hacking Financing
5 December 2022 | 24 replies
In retrospect I thought I had enough reserves (a year was not enough).
Sean Link Part 1: Closing my first deal. What I would do differently. Inspection objection
5 August 2023 | 3 replies
As it turned out, there was an HVAC problem that was quoted at $15,000 to fix.In retrospect, I wish I had negotiated for a longer inspection objection period when we first went under contract, or been more proactive about scheduling the initial inspection on the first or second day."
Sean Link Part 2: Closing my first deal. What I would do differently. Appraisal 1
5 August 2023 | 1 reply
In retrospect, I wish I had heeded my realtor's advice and attempted to negotiate a 50/50 split for the expenses to rectify the egress window issue."
John Teachout Scammed by identity of new tenant
13 August 2023 | 29 replies
In retrospect, we would have pushed the issue sooner.
Cory Iannacone Deal #3: From 2 to 18 Units ($1M+ in Real Estate) In 12 Months
13 June 2020 | 9 replies
In retrospect, this was extremely time consuming and definitely not the most efficient way to do a direct mailer.