What is the biggest real estate investing mistake you have ever made?

Please share your experience in detail and provide a solution (if applicable).

I'm an American living in SE Asia and considering buying a small one bedroom flat somewhere along the Italian riviera.  Why?  The dollar is strong, and long term, I'd love to have a place we can go to for months on en...

I'm thinking about taking out a $25,000 P2P loan (Lending Club, Upststart, Prosper, etc) at 6.9% interest rate for 36 months, and then investing in a note fund with a pref return of 10% for 36 months.  I've put it in ...

Just doing due diligence here. I'd like to hear from anyone who has used Seabury Investments LLC as a private money lender, both positive and negative experiences. They have a nice package of loan options, but I'm alw...

Say I have $200k to invest in downpayment s and purchasing MF buildings. Seems like the larger unit buildings don’t have as good of a return? I plan to be in this situation by next year, and I don’t know if I’m bett...

For the past few months I placed investing on hold to study for the California RE License.My excitement of receiving the license in the mail is abruptly turning into disappointment. I got my license mainly for MLS acc...

I just enrolled in my companie's 403B tax deferered retirement "match" program. I don't plan to wait that long to retire. I am serious about using real estate as a tool to escape the life of being a paid slave. I just...

I am a SF investor looking for the first time at multi-family. The property in question is a block of 18 1BR condominiums currently being operated as apartments. They are part of a tranche of ~40 condominiums that t...

Managing a rental can be as tricky as a high-wire act, especially when it comes to picking the right tenant! A friend of mine, who not only manages but also lives in his triplex, is about to face a vacancy. He's con...

Introduction:

My name is Peter Firehock, I am currently an Acquisitions Associate for a multifamily investment fund in Washington D.C., BPG Holdings. Multifamily real estate has traditionally been a stable asset cl...