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John Mahoney So this happened... 1st house flipping MISTAKE!
3 January 2017 | 9 replies

I bought a home with the intention to flip it. Prior to getting to closing, a real estate investor (buyer) came along and offered me 20% more than I was going to close for the next day, only catch... needed 1 month to...

Jeff Bisgier Help! Think I made a big mistake!
13 January 2017 | 19 replies

Hi Folks. In less than 24 hours, I am closing on a house that I purchased via an online auction. The purchase price was $79.5k, all cash. I'm a total newbie to real estate investing and was in the process of learning ...

Nicholas Hindes Your biggest mistakes and what you learned
22 April 2021 | 2 replies

Hey everyone. I’m new to the Real Estate Investing world and I’m excited to build wealth that will empower me tell more people about Jesus and provide physical spaces for people to rest. Since I’m just starting out I’...

David Carl Lindahl The “Unlucky Seven” Real Estate Investing Mistakes
24 May 2021 | 1 reply

If you spend any amount of time around me, you will know that I’m a pretty positive kind of guy. I don’t like to dwell on the negative, and instead focus on whatever positives I can extract from a situation. I think t...

Richard McRae Biggest Underwriting Mistakes Incurred by Novice Investors
29 January 2016 | 3 replies

I see many properties advertised these days with unrealistically low expense ratios. Inexperienced investors that are excited to make that first acquisition need to be aware of and understand how to accurately evalua...

Jeremy Cohen DO YOU MAKE THESE MISTAKES IN WHOLESALING?
16 November 2015 | 13 replies

Hey, BP!Hope all is well. I'm fairly new to BP & I've been doing due diligence on how to do simultaneous closings. I've been reading through your posts & looking at your recommendations.Here in FL there are a ...

Andy Lanyi Taxes mistake on apartment loan or not?
23 October 2019 | 3 replies

I purchased a set of apartments and took a loan out on my house to pay for them. Is that going to work just like I took out a loan on the apartments them selves? The apartments are payed for. I just got a better in...

Amanda A. I made a mistake! Notice to vacate
27 October 2019 | 5 replies

I gave my tenant notice to vacate, thinking they were month-to-month. They're not.I had all of my tenants set to expire on August 31, 2019 (or so I thought). After, they were moved to month-to-month automatically. Thi...

Taghrid Soliman Biggest mistakes you made in wholesale deals?
8 December 2019 | 2 replies

Would love to hear some of the mistakes some of you made going through a wholesale deal or something that taught you a lesson and what advice would you give to someone new to the wholesale industry? I’m new to the gam...

Joe Conklin Family Member Made Major Mistake - Advice Needed
13 December 2017 | 3 replies

I have a family member in New Jersey who took in a family which consist of husband, wife and a couple young kids.  No logic, strictly emotional decision because family member felt bad for them because they were being ...