Jeremy Beland
A Hard Lesson Learned from Our 2022 "Scary House" Flip
Back in 2022, we tackled a property we affectionately called the "Scary House," and trust me, it lived up to the name. The home was in rough shape—think mold, a hole in the roof, and years of water damage. The owner, ...
Around BiggerPockets, we often encourage newer investors to sit down with an experienced real estate investor to “pick their brain” and soak up their wisdom. Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast, we want to do just that...
Joe Fairless
Investor Analysis After Closing on a 296 Unit: 2 Lessons Learned
I did an investor analysis after closing on a 296 unit last Thursday and came away with some interesting findings. This is the 4th purchase in the last 12 months. You can read about my lessons learned on the other on...
Paul Thompson
4 Hard Lessons I Learned When Working With A Property Manager
4 Hard Lessons I Learned When Working With A Property Manager
Many of you know that I've been investing full-time for 6 years. However, I've experienced something I never had before over the last year, and it was a h...
Andrew Lekowski
How to Almost Lose a $20k Assignment Fee and Lessons Learned
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) wholesale investment in Enterprise.
Purchase price: $90,000
Cash invested: $1,000
Sale price: $110,000
My second wholesale where almost everything ...
Joshua Poitras
My First Fix and Flip and the Valuable First Lessons Learned.
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Roslindale.
Purchase price: $280,000
Cash invested: $63,866
Sale price: $390,000
1st REO Joint Venture Flip - This was actual...
Johnny Brown
Deal went to left Field (Lesson Learned on Dealing with wholesaler)
So Let me tell you about my week. I found a Multi-Family home on Craigslist for 179K. Rehab of 17k (previous work recently done)with a AVR of 213K. Contacted the seller to submit an offer of $150K simply because i see...
Dan K.
Selling flips to FHA buyers - I learned a big lesson today!
I just finished my first flip and learned an important lesson - there are some restrictions for FHA buyers purchasing flips where the investor purchased the property <90 days ago. Sharing this with the BP community...
Neil Hauger
6.5 years as a Land Specialist Real Estate Agent-Lessons learned
6 years ago I made a similar post and it seemed to resonate with many people as a few even sought me out and told me how the post had touched them. So, I thought I would do a follow up and do a "deep dive" into my ex...
Josh Stack
LESSONS LEARNED - What would you do over from the 2008 crisis?
I've posted this in the "Real Estate Success Stories" forum but perhaps its would fit better in the "Real Estate Life Lessons Forum".There is a ton of talk in the media but also on these forums of the precariousness o...