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25 September 2018 | 20 replies
Lesson: don't give anyone the impression the place is theirs until after they've passed the credit & background check, signed the lease and paid their funds.
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2 October 2018 | 61 replies
However, I learned a lesson hardway by discussing my personal investments with my boss and coworkers.
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29 September 2019 | 8 replies
The reason for joining Bigger Pockets is to seek out some of these unknowns and learn from the successes and lessons taught by others.If anyone in the area, or even not in the area, has any advice or stories, it would awesome to get some feedback in the replies.
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22 August 2019 | 7 replies
Lessons learned?
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26 August 2019 | 0 replies
:D Lessons learned?
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1 October 2019 | 7 replies
I got out in 2012, but the experience of being a landlord back then was a powerful lesson in what’s possible through real estate!
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13 June 2019 | 17 replies
@Jake Roland definitely lesson learned.