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Jesse Simpson Lesson learned. Always line up more the one contractor.
24 June 2019 | 0 replies

Just leaned my first lesson on my first deal. Took a few hours off work to meet a contractor for a renovation estimate. Drove an hour, and the contractor never showed up. Lesson learned, always line up multiple contra...

Jonathan Trojan Lesson learned. A story if rushing and not thinking.
3 October 2015 | 1 reply

Hi everyone,
I would like to share a story of success and failure. The first flip I ever did I made $65,000 and was riding high. I was on top of the world. That's when it all fell apart.

I listened the realtor th...

Nathan V. First unit update. Lessons learned. Looking to connect Michigan.
27 July 2020 | 0 replies

Alrightyyyyyy!!! Just a head up that this is going to be a long post. Where to start......I found Bigger Pockets about 6-years ago and, it supercharged my desire to get into real estate. I had chances in the past and ...

Anthony Venezia First BRRRR - A base hit, but many lessons learned!
30 June 2020 | 2 replies

Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $70,000

Cash invested: $102,000

This property is my first BRRRR. It's a 3-bed row home that I have rented out for...

Max Baker The Most Important Lesson You Learned in the Trenches
15 July 2020 | 31 replies

Question for all of the real estate veterans on here who have weathered the good, bad and ugly. 
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you were beginning your journey?
I've searched the forums, but most p...

Snehann Kapnadak 3 Years Later...Lessons Learned from a Turnkey Purchase
24 August 2020 | 37 replies

This week will mark the 3-year anniversary since I purchased my first property, a turnkey single-family home, in Kansas City, Missouri.  After receiving a lot of questions from prospective investors on my purchase...

Lillian Mitchell New out of state investor - lessons learned so far
19 March 2014 | 14 replies

Thought I would share lessons learned so far for those who are just starting out and looking to invest out of state because their local market is too expensive. I am just back from a weekend trip looking at both ...

Bo Birkeland Lessoned learned from Arvada SFR flip with Structural Problems
2 March 2021 | 0 replies

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $310,500

Cash invested: $140,000

Sale price: $535,000

This flip was a bit of a learning experience. We knew goi...

Jeremy Mulvey Got 10 minutes? My start, lessons learned, next step
12 February 2021 | 0 replies

Since day one I always had a different way with money that seemed to be vacant in most of the people I knew. My folks weren't rich, but I had a great life growing up and owe that gift of money management and solid val...

Erik Bollinger What lessons should I learn from this failed deal?
26 December 2016 | 13 replies

I'm brand new to real estate investing. With my first deal I tried to hit a home run and I ended up striking out. In order to make the most from this failure I would like feedback on what I did wrong, and if my conclu...