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Melanie Stephens Seeking Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned Stories (Again!)
28 January 2022 | 134 replies

Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...

Account Closed Fix-n-Flip Gone Wrong
29 January 2020 | 87 replies

Here is brief story about my first flip.  My name is Dakota Coburn and I decided a few years ago that becoming a real estate investor was the right career path.  I spent 12 month researching, reading, analyzing, going...

Todd Whiddon Diary of a POP TOP Second Story Addition Project
21 February 2020 | 171 replies

Intro…Keeping with the spirit of @J Scott 's  “Diary of a New Construction Project” where we jumped into a HUGE project that we never really had done before, “Tear a house down and build a new one back”. This adventu...

Account Closed Teaching my kid to fish
1 June 2019 | 49 replies

Im sure you heard the chinese proverb: You give a poor man a fish and you feed him for a day. You teach him to fish and you give him an occupation that will feed him for a lifetime.I have a 13 year old and an 11 year ...

Will Gaston Do You Think My College Students Tenants Busted this Floor Joist?
15 February 2019 | 80 replies

All:My handyman just called me and said that a floor joist was split underneath one of my college student rentals. Five guys live there and had friends over for the Super Bowl on Sunday night. They claim it was only "...

Rick Martin Active investment vs. Passive Investment: Side by Side Comparison
15 February 2021 | 36 replies

I, like many, started out in single-family and small multifamily rentals. I enjoyed it, put a lot of sweat equity into it, and did pretty well over the years. I got wind of larger multifamily and thought it seemed mor...

Andrew S. Live in rehab house hack story
30 December 2018 | 2 replies

Hello BP community, I would like to share my story about my first investment property. It's a longer post than The strategy I chose is a live-in rehab house hack duplex. My journey into real estate investing has been ...

Jason Dillard What's an exchangor?
24 December 2020 | 21 replies

How many people really know what an exchangor is? Why would you call yourself an exchangor? Does BP need a category dedicated to exchangors? How do exchangors make money? Anyone out there that focus on being an ex...

Malcom Ballard Considering becoming a real estate agent in Phoenix. Any advice?
6 January 2020 | 15 replies

This is the first question I've posted so take ur easy on me if I jack it up. I currently work for the government. I have made the decision to pursue financial freedom over continuing the rat race. I have work to do b...