Oh - and a question I've been asking people lately: What is the biggest problem in your investing you are facing right now?

My biggest fear is that I don't do anything and then look back 20 years and say, "man, if only I had gone with my gut and taken the risk to start investing in real estate".

Blast an email to your buyers list, have your original "inspector" or "partner" show the prospective buyers the property, tie up with the buyer and close.Your biggest hurdle is finding who you are going to use as your inspector.

I would imagine the biggest mistakes are not doing enough due diligence into repair costs and quality comps.

But she did it and now its the biggest lab in the city, with 5 branches with 150+ staff.

Two biggest reasons why I want to be an RE investor: 1) to be financially independent before 50 if not sooner (get out of the rat race), 2) to have a fulfilling self-directed life (I love learning and overcoming challenges).

Thanks DellMy biggest hesitation is the "Activity" but you are right.

The reason I'm not sure if I'm still new or not is because my first deal still eludes me.My biggest challenge right now is I'm full of the technical know-how to execture deals in wholesale and lease-option, but I've struggled to really get my marketing started.

One of my biggest hopes is that cities and towns start taking a different look at landlords in general.

The biggest problem we had with our smaller 2-4 units was a mix of the things you mentioned.