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21 January 2020 | 18 replies
Please learn from my main mistake......I gave people to much benefit of the doubt, trusted people at their word, and did not trust the warning signs slapping me in the face at times. 8 years later, I still have not fully recovered financially, and I struggle to take care of my now disabled wife.
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22 January 2020 | 41 replies
Like it's not in the worst area but few blocks down the road there is greyhound bus terminal and some unwarranted foot traffic.
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30 January 2020 | 9 replies
This is a tricky situation because it you want to take legal action do not inform the lender of the mistakes because they will notify the appraiser and the appraiser will correct the report and we go by the last report sent to the client.
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20 January 2020 | 9 replies
Learn from my mistakes!
19 January 2020 | 0 replies
My friend and I want to Start flipping houses but really want to talk to someone and learn from their mistakes.
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19 January 2020 | 2 replies
And by the way, "too much rehab" is a mistake virtually every investor makes.
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23 January 2020 | 14 replies
Personally I think the concept of buying short-term rentals in popular areas is a mistake.
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19 January 2020 | 1 reply
In fact, I will admit I’ve made plenty of mistakes around personal finance, business decisions, real estate decisions, and even in my own marriage.
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21 January 2020 | 18 replies
I know you have been in real estate it sounds like you have a really good grip on property management, so you are ready have a good shot of helping clients out on a different level.For brokerages the first mistake I made was signing on with a brokerage that did not have any property management or investment portfolios.
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19 January 2020 | 0 replies
This house is the worst house in a nice Historic district.