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Rami Khaldi My First Fix & Flip- Lessons Learned
8 March 2024 | 8 replies

Hey guys, I wanted to take a moment and share my very candid experience on the first ever REI project  (Listed today) I've had as an investor. Im 28 years old and my interest started about a year ago where I seriously...

Melanie Stephens Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
8 December 2021 | 123 replies

Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

James Adair 1st Rental purchase and Exit - Expensive lessons
15 June 2023 | 2 replies

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $215,000

Cash invested: $20,000

Sale price: $435,000

my first ever rental purchase. Rode the equity wave- had ...

Shane Monahan Good learning lesson Ether learning or Wining
11 May 2023 | 2 replies

Hi guys.
I just listed my first property for rent after being very selective. It's been about almost a month since I listed. I finally found what I thought was a good fit, the tenants were 2 brothers and a 16year ol...

Alejandro Ferro Lessons I learned In My DIY Project
23 July 2023 | 1 reply

Welcome to an electrifying adventure of home remodeling! Picture this: you, armed with a toolkit, transforming a house from outdated to dazzling, all on your own. It's not just about the satisfaction of witnessing the...

Solomon Rosenberg Lessons from my investments in syndications: Delinquency
27 August 2023 | 2 replies

Things I'm learning on my investments in syndications:Delinquency (tenants living in a property who are behind or not paying rent) is a killer of cash flow, which you will find in the income section of the monthly rep...

James Adair 1st Rental purchase and Exit - Expensive lessons
31 July 2023 | 6 replies

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $215,000

Cash invested: $20,000

Sale price: $435,000

my first ever rental purchase. Rode the equity wave- had ...

Tai DeSa A bad deal yet a good lesson
2 October 2019 | 1 reply

Investment Info:

Retail buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $116,000

Cash invested: $35,000

Sale price: $69,000

This was a bad deal yet a good lesson. I was the only one who showed up at t...

Jim Murphy Tenant and Property Manager woes....Lesson learned
13 August 2012 | 7 replies

Last year I purchased a 3 family building my first multifamily , 2 2b/r units and 1 1b/r I rented the 2 2 b/r units no problem [after I Rehabbed all three. I had 2 great tenants, for some reason I was unable to rent t...

Jason McDougall Flip was broken into, more lessons learned
3 April 2016 | 10 replies

Good morning BP,I went to my flip project this morning to find one of the front windows shattered. When I went inside the house, I found the brick that they used to break it, and also noticed that the back door was op...