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Melanie Stephens Seeking Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned Stories (Again!)
28 January 2022 | 134 replies

Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...

Mark Forest LLC or sole prop
29 October 2015 | 96 replies

Yes I know this topic has been discussed many times. However I am accumulating more properties and I need to make a commitment to either forming an LLC or just staying a sole proprietor. I have heard and read that l...

James Wise NAR Lawsuit Settled! Offering Buyer Agent Commissions in the MLS now Illegal!!!
25 April 2024 | 209 replies

The NAR settled all of their lawsuits for $418 million today. Lots of stuff to dig through in regards to all of it, but the biggest takeaway and change to the industry is that fact that buyer agent commission can no l...

Damon Armstrong Real Estate "Degree"?
1 December 2015 | 79 replies

Hello everyone. Going to get right to the point here...I'm 17 years old, will be a senior in highschool this year, and college is creeping up fast. There's no doubt REI is the path I am taking and several seasoned inv...

Jay Hinrichs I am giving away a free rental house in St. Louis
25 August 2017 | 193 replies

In what had begun last holiday season with me giving away a duplex to a deserving BP member, I want to carry on the tradition.. This year I have a SFR in St. Louis it is in need of rehab.. However it can be a great st...

Don Konipol The Most DANGEROUS Real Estate Investments for the “Amateur” Investor
30 January 2025 | 47 replies

Here is my list of the most dangerous real estate related investments for the “non professional” investor lacking direct knowledge  and experience in these investments 1. Tax liens2. Mortgage notes3. Syndicated real e...

Laurence Walsh-Hodson re: bad investments
18 February 2019 | 127 replies

Hi Friends,My husband and I have been working with a company to invest out of state in Indy. The process has been horrible and arduous. The property has a great cash flow and a good cap rate, but the company keeps cha...

Andrew Fidler Toledo Lead Paint Law...Halted for the THIRD Time
30 June 2023 | 100 replies

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/city/2020/06/26/kapszukiewicz-administration-delays-lead-safe-housing-enforcement-citing-coronavirus/stories/20200626079The latest and greatest on the Toledo Lead Ordinance. The 2019 ...

Kevin Hill This is Not the Real Estate Environment for Rookie Investors
28 October 2021 | 163 replies

I don't want to announce the sky is falling and be a Debbie Downer, but in my opinion, now is NOT the time to be investing in real estate for rookie investors, especially flips. I keep seeing a lot of posts from newbi...

Joey Copper Why Self Managing Investment Properties is CRAZY
31 August 2021 | 216 replies

One funny thing about people is that while we are almost always well intentioned, we seem to do a lot of things that are just plain crazy. I, for example, still prefer to eat my oranges by dissecting each into their i...