So many mistakes.

He gave the WORST advice on here, clearly had no idea what he was talking about then would say stuff like "Your agent is not on your team, just connect with people doing deals.

B) Worst case is I sell my current home, move into the foreclosure, live in it for 2 years, and then resell without the capital gains tax hit.  

That has by far been the worst part of all my flips.

@Brian Ellis there is going to be a lot of noise, some of the worst is what we internalize.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Made this mistake when I lived in the top unit years ago and looked to rent the bottom.

@Kenneth P FordRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

@Sharon McCants - I lean toward the advice from @Jonathan Greene on your question.Years ago, I made the mistake of forgoing quality for quantity, which led to headaches and a fundamental change in the way our company operated and in the way I personally invested.