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Account Closed Lessons learned from wholesale deal turned into lawsuit
9 September 2023 | 18 replies

Originally Posted by  John ChapmanPOSTER  Investor Dallas, TX
"This is a kind embarrassing/bizarre story, but I figured I'd share it since everyone and there brother is getting into wholesaling. Basically, I was app...

Allan Smith Lesson Learned PSA: Hire Engineer, Not Structure Company!
10 July 2019 | 1 reply

To give back a lesson I just learned to the community that cost me $5k, I feel I should share a story about one of the local foundation companies in my area. Some are national too, but every metropolitan area has them...

John Leonard First Deal Done! Lessons Learned. But Now What?
1 September 2019 | 1 reply

My first investment property

Learned a lot, not a home run, but it is a start.

Before I begin let me give you “the back story” on me.

My wife and I have known since we started dating 5 years ago that we wante...

Kyle Curtin Biggest lesson you have learned so far? 🤔
16 May 2023 | 4 replies

My biggest lesson so far has been absolutely that if you want to be in this game for the long haul, once in a while you are going to get kicked around and that is part of the game! We can all get the glamorous benefit...

Solomon Rosenberg Another lesson learned from investing in syndications: Communication
5 September 2023 | 1 reply

Communication is one of those seemingly simple yet differentiating factors between A-players and the average. The ability to communicate promptly, clearly, openly, and consistently with investors places you in a disti...

Allen Maris How about posting about most valuable lessons learned?
31 January 2014 | 4 replies

Well it's great to hear about everyone's success stories, but anyone interested in posting about their not so success stories?

I'm sure everyone could learn some valuable lessons. As they say, those are the ...

Robin Grimes Skills and Lessons learned from Rehab number 2.
12 July 2011 | 5 replies

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...

Tim A. Lesson Learned... need a new Accountant in Milwaukee!
11 January 2017 | 7 replies

Hello,Last year I went to an accountant that someone else I knew had worked with and his reviews seemed to check out online.  Unfortunately, he clearly didn't know much about income properties and overlooked a lot of ...

Jake Boyer First time flip! Big returns and lessons learned
15 January 2021 | 0 replies

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $309,000

Cash invested: $72,000

Sale price: $570,000

This was more of a roll over than a "flip" as it was my pr...

Jack Wang Learned my lesson about appliances - get a warranty!
10 September 2022 | 3 replies

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...