You might want to see where the water lines are coming from in your unit, make sure that you have sealed around that as well.In my condo association, they determine who is at fault for the treatment of the building by bringing in a third party inspector (pest control) and whoever the pest control determines to have the worst/biggest infestation of (thing) is generally at fault.

The risk factors essentially establish an almost worst-case scenario that influences cash flow. 

Looking for investors willing to share examples of their first, worst, best and most creative real estate investments.

Given our situation, what are the biggest mistakes people like me make? 

And of course, what mistakes to be avoided that some may have encountered when they were first-time buyers?

I thought that $180k would have been pretty reasonable, but the math just doesn't work at that number.Thanks for helping me from making a big mistake!

If you were to look back on your investing career what have been the biggest mistakes you’ve made?

My long term goal is not to manage a rental property empire, but to own a few properties to diversify my investment portfolio away from only stocks, bonds, etc.Are there any glaring mistakes in the below?

As far as I can tell, those "no money down" or "start investing even if you have no money" are at best, misleading and at worst, an outright lie.Certain methods of wholesaling seems to be the closest you will get to achieving the "no money" thing.

Also make sure you have at least 6 months of reserves to pay the expenses should you find yourself in a worst case scenario.