Lesson learned: Found what appeared to be a duplex by driving around looking for something else. Researched the property and it was for sale. Listed price, $53k. I ran comps for the area. SFH's were selling for $110K ...

Hi BP Community!
My wife @Leanna West and I just closed on our first investment property (photo below) and I are riding the high of finally seeing the fruits of our hard work and feeling like we’re living into the mi...

What have been your hardest lessons learned in short term rentals? I'd be curious to hear the experiences that others have had. I'd say my hardest lesson learned is overestimating how quickly a new property will reach...

Would love to hear some stories of members first deal. What was the biggest lesson learned from that?

It's been said that those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.  There's so much discussion out there about a possible crash, with many experts weighing in on both sides of the debate.  My question in...

Hey bigger pockets, What was the hardest lesson you had to learn when you started your journey into the real estate world?

Lessons Learned From Two of My Mentors

The real estate industry offers many ways to achieve success and many options within each path. I am sharing the lessons learned from two of my mentors; my father and his childh...

I had planned on writing a very different post today. A triumphant post outlining the details of my very first wholesale deal and what an unmitigated success it was. Alas, such was not the case, as the deal fell throu...

Hello, I am new to bigger pockets and I have yet to create a business but first I need to learn more about business/real estate and need advice for both. I would like to create multiple businesses and I have A few ide...

We had a 5 unit "monster-house" in escrow that we were supposed to close on this coming Friday. Our lender okayed us getting another 5+ unit property and we were going through the motions of getting the mortgage. On T...