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Nick Aalerud My 3 Biggest Investor Mistakes...
17 April 2018 | 6 replies

I thought it may be useful if I shared some of the biggest mistakes I made as a real estate investor, and hopefully you can learn from my mistakes. You hear a lot of gurus say “my blood is all over this material”, and...

Alex M. Am I making a mistake...
24 November 2014 | 5 replies

So I just put a SFR under contract. It's not the worlds best deal, but it should trickle in some cash flow, and the neighborhood it is in is going through some very big transitions, so appreciation is almost a given (...

Darrell B. Mistake on the lender application
21 January 2021 | 1 reply

I filled out a pre qualify form but I forgot to put my partners information on the income. Will this affect me getting prequalified and/or how much I'm approved for? If I get denied should I apply again with the corre...

Vicki K. Did I make a mistake?
31 December 2014 | 13 replies

Hi everyone and Happy New Year to you all! I wish you all great business success, prosperity and few headaches.Speaking of headaches, let me share with you my current debacle in hopes of getting some reassurance that ...

William Huston Am i making a mistake?
13 March 2016 | 4 replies

I own a house in North Carolina since 2003, i paid 78k for it back then but now its worth about 54k according to my latest appraisal, i lived in the house for 5 years and now its been on the market as a rental, but i ...

Austin Carr Top 3 land lording mistakes
6 June 2017 | 8 replies

Hello allI just wanted to see what experienced landlords view as the top 3 mistakes new landlords make, from personal experience or elsewhere.  I want to buy my first 3 room property soon and rent out 2 rooms.  I don'...

Joshua Fredericksen Early Mistakes from a Noob
26 August 2017 | 4 replies

I just placed my first accepted bid on an online auctioned foreclosed house. At the close of the auction, I was the highest bidder at $59,900 for a 3bd/1ba in SE Wisconsin. But I have not even received my pre-approved...

Justin Kurpius Sharing my recent financing mistakes
13 January 2022 | 1 reply

Don't make the mistakes i made on a recent deal:1/ If using HELOC, familiarize yourself with how many business days it takes to move money around. Mine took 10 business days to move money from HELOC to Checking.2/ Fam...

Lalo Alvidrez Am I making a mistake?
13 May 2022 | 7 replies

I am in the process of getting ready to sign on a 2br 1 1/2 bath condo. After crunching the numbers I am in the green about $50. I was going to raise rent $50 after end of lease. What's killing the deal is the HOA. It...

Ryan Cleary Learn from my stupid mistake
16 February 2022 | 1 reply

I am currently acquiring my 10th long term rental unit.  I have done live-in flips but right now my whole portfolio consists of long distance rentals.I consider myself very handy and love doing all the work myself but...