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Garrett Vita Mistakes when starting out
19 December 2017 | 45 replies

Hi BP Community !

As a new investor/ not as experienced investor , what mistakes did you make early on in your career? And what would you tell a new investor to do to avoid these mistakes?

Thanks !

Jon Holdman Don't mess with building inspectors
6 December 2010 | 33 replies

In another thread I mentioned one of my hard money loans was going to default. It did, and my business partner and I have now taken back the house deed-in-lieu.

The place has some cosmetic issues. Its total white...

James Wise Failed Leadership is why California is on fire.
23 January 2025 | 165 replies

California is on fire and they don't have enough water to stop it. 
California is the richest state in the USA.
California has 3,427 miles of Coastline.
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Make it make sense.

John Lyszczyk Why is Lumber so Expensive?
10 June 2021 | 71 replies

I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...

David A. CA ADU build progress pics, costs&anything else you want to know
10 August 2023 | 164 replies

I wanted to share my experience planning, permitting and now building a 3 bed / 2 bath 800 square foot detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) / back house / laneway house at one of my single family rental properties. ...

Darren D. Ngo Ask away any construction related questions.
29 October 2016 | 78 replies

Good morning BiggerPocketers,I have a degree in construction management and currently a construction Project Manager for a drywall company. I have done projects anywhere from a 42 stories luxury high rise, luxury reta...

Keith Bloemendaal New Spec Coastal North Carolina
9 January 2016 | 61 replies

Ok, I am brand new here and have spent the last 4hrs (at least) reading diaries and listening to the podcast episodes at the same time. I am so impressed with the complete openness in this community, it is truly amazi...

Christophe Noualhat New far-far-away member & questions on investing in FL
2 June 2015 | 24 replies

Good morning everyone (it is morning for me and most likely this post will appear when it will be morning for you)... Yes I am from a far-far-away land called MADAGASCAR (and no, there are no penguins, lions, giraffes...

Brandon Turner Any PROs Wanna Write a Book with Me?
19 February 2014 | 94 replies

Hey real estate pros (I'll define that as: those who have done at multiple deals and been in the game for at least a year)

So I'm thinking it might be cool to write a short "community book" to give away to new invest...