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What was your first mistake as a cash buyer or an investor?
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Hey all,
I was bored and wanted to ask everyone here what their biggest mistake was in real estate to this day. Something that you will never forget as your biggest screw up.
I haven’t had enough experience to have...
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Hi BP community, Happy new year to all of you! I am a newbie REI from Ontario, Canada. I see a lot of experienced Canadian Real Estate investors in the forum. I would love to learn from your collective experience and ...
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Good morning everyone, I’m curious about what mistakes have you made this far in this business and what have you learned? Looking forward to hearing from you all!
I’ve been learning about tax liens and deed sales in various states. I’m young with good investment opportunity. Besides my other investments. I’m looking to start another income with tax liens and have heard many hor...
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Hello BP, I’m a newbie investor and I’m a believer to never be the smartest person in the room… So I ask you all: what are newbie mistakes in Multifamily investing you typically see or have encountered yourself? How c...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $120,000
Cash invested: $60,000
First real estate investment property in the books. First lesson, make sure your be...
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Hi, I just graduated university and I am new to real estate! I am starting a commercial property management company and I'd love to connect with any property managers out there and talk real estate.
I was wondering, ...
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What is the one thing you know now that you wish you knew on your first investment? Or what is one mistake you made that you wish you hadn’t on your first investment?Thanks, Nathan
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I closed on an all cash deal today without having an insurance policy in place. This was a huge mistake on my part and I will call and get a policy in effect first thing tomorrow morning. Besides the house being unin...