Bob T.
1st time tagged by copper thieves. lesson learned?
1st time tagged by the copper thieves ( I assume there are more then 1 person). My biz partner notice back door key was missing last week, but with people come in and out sometimes that happen. The house was 99% do...
David Light
Lesson Learned: Don't Forget the Cost of Trees
$800 of unplanned tree trimming and removal later, I learned to not forget the trees.
The first house we acquired was in a new development with no trees so I never thought about the cost of maintaining them. However,...
Robin Grimes
Skills and Lessons learned from Rehab number 2.
Here are the skills and lessons I learned during the rehab of my second rental.
1. If the property has been vacant for over a year and still has fleas, there may be a raccoon living up inside the fireplace. (I can no...
Jack Wang
Learned my lesson about appliances - get a warranty!
The standard washer warranty is 1 year, with the exception of Speedqueen, which comes with a manufacturer-backed 3-5 year warranty. To summarize, my relatively new Electrolux washer (1.5 years old, so it's off-warrant...
Jin Park
Lessons learned from buying my FIRST rental property
Hi BP Community!I just wanted to share some lessons learned during my recent purchase of my first rental property through a turnkey provider. Overall, my experience has been smooth with only few minor hiccups along th...
Edward Sanders
Lessons Learned while purchasing a new multi family.
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $240,000
Cash invested: $15,000
This rare, 2 story double in historic Holy Cross offers an inviting French Q...
Eddie Borio
Explosive Rental biz -Lessons Learned with dishonest partners
Investment Info:
Other other investment in Cedar Falls.
Purchase price: $350,000
Cash invested: $100,000
Sale price: $5,000,000
This was a Real Estate holding and building company that I invested...
Andy Comer
2nd Rental in the books and lesson learned
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $134
Cash invested: $20,000
Purchased our second rental in Conway because the first was going so well.
Wh...
Account Closed
MLS Flip, Mold Remediation, Flooding, and Lessons Learned
Back at the end of April my partner found a property on the MLS they thought would be a good rehab. Of course I was skeptical because the MLS tends to be pretty picked over but we checked it out because she is smart a...
Brendan Chisholm
Fannie Mae Homestyle Loan update and lessons learned.
I recently wrote about my experience with closing a Fannie Mae Homestyle loan and going through the vetting process for general contractors. Fast forward sixty days, and I wanted to provide some insight into renovatio...