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Ben Callahan Do you actually have to live in the house?
7 February 2025 | 11 replies
If you have a landlord policy, that's an easy way to get flagged by your lender.
Mitchel Quinn New to Real Estate, Closing on first Multifamily
10 February 2025 | 10 replies
No major red flags, mostly small fixes to start out and I am pretty handy.
John C. Use Nectar Funding Experience
1 February 2025 | 4 replies
That was a huge red flag for me.  
Kylie A. Buying In small towns
13 February 2025 | 25 replies
Huge red flags, right?
Dana Gaglion Troubling tenant, advice to handle a tenant who keeps breaking lease agreement.
23 February 2025 | 9 replies
I did a test and ran a background check on someone who had felonies and misdemeanors and the website flag them as not having anything, which is why I stopped using them. 
Paul Lucenti Closed on our 9th property
29 January 2025 | 7 replies
The latest red flag is his belief he purchased a "fully renovated" property in Philadelphia for $115K.
Drew Slew Seller financing fort lauderdale interest only
11 February 2025 | 5 replies
That being said, if a seller is pushy about financing it does raise a yellow flag for me, perhaps they want to finance because they don't want a bank or anyone else looking under the hood.
Grant Shipman Why Part of a Good Deal is Better Than 100% of No Deal
3 February 2025 | 1 reply
.⚠️ Beware of these red flags:🚨 Bad partners who don’t communicate or operate ethically🚨 Financial arrangements that don’t make sense🚨 Risk levels that are too high for the returnIf ANY of these ingredients are bad, walk away—even if the deal looks profitable on paper.🚀 Lesson: Part of a good deal is better than 100% of no deal, but 0% of a bad deal is better than any piece of a bad deal.Final ThoughtsToo many investors make the mistake of wanting 100% ownership and control—but they forget that it’s better to own part of a great deal than to own nothing at all.🏡 Real estate is a team sport—and the investors who understand this scale faster, learn more, and build more wealth.Discussion Questions for You:1️⃣ Have you ever walked away from a deal because you wanted 100% ownership?
Raghavendra Pillappa Consider buying an existing short term rental
14 February 2025 | 37 replies
Quote from @Drago Stanimirovic: Raghavendra,This is a major red flag.
Jim Stanley Worth it to use insurance for a repair.
23 January 2025 | 9 replies
You have to weigh the benefit of the insurance claim payment versus potentially having your carrier cancel you and perhaps get black-balled by the insurance industry.