Of course we are closing now that the market is picking back up🤦🏼‍♂️.

State pays for a lobbyist to lobby for favorable laws supporting real estate owners and their properties. 

I'd sell #1, even if you have to take a loss on your equity.The market does go up over time, but most markets seem to be stagnant right now, so when does that change?   

I’m at the very beginning of my REI journey and I would love some guidance on how I can best optimize my planning, research and saving phase (which I’m dedicating 2025 to).

Quote from @Kevin Lynch: Greetings,I'm excited to join the BiggerPockets community, though I've been an avid listener of the podcasts for some time now.

Learned all the lessons needed on this one for sure.I am now feeling the positive pressure from the huge mistake and looking to leverage all the resources I can to make sure I do long-distance real estate investing the right way from here on out.GOAL: I plan to purchase 3-5 SFH to hopefully cashflow $2,500+ in the next 2-3 months.

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I've been investing and hanging out on BP for close to a decade now, so please feel free to reach out with questions.

Your comment does bias me slightly in favor of Indy, since at least we're talking about a manageable car ride.That said, I'd love to know the biggest mistakes you've seen - how do neophytes typically "crash and burn?"

I have an interesting situation with a now former tenant that has come up.