Craig Chrzanowski
A quick lesson learned about on market properties
Yesterday I learned why many seek to find the off market deals. I looked at a duplex and made an appointment yo see it and while I was there two other people showed up. One of them stayed to see the property as well. ...
Sunil Muthuswamy
Experiences and lessons learned from the housing crisis
For someone like me who is new to real estate investment, I am curious to hear and learn from other's experiences during the housing crash. Yes, there is information available on the web, but most of them are catered ...
Vern M.
Lessons learned from the eviction that didn't happen
so, this was my first eviction in dc. I get to the house with a copy of the keys and new locksets. The eviction crew met me at the house at 9am, as scheduled. While there, I saw the tenants moving bags and boxes out. ...
Chevonne Woodard
Using my first project as hard lessons learned
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Chicago.
Purchase price: $164,950
Cash invested: $80,000
My First multi-unit purchase, requiring more investment than proj...
Adam Munekata
Dual VA Loan Max Out--Lessons and Considerations
Hello everyone!I posted a couple years ago about my struggles in an attempt to buy my first property. I closed on my first investment in late 2020 using a double VA loan. We bought a recently renovated duplex, and it...
Stephen Chu
History lesson: Lending during recessions and melt downs
My RE education is young, and I want to learn not just what is currently happening, but also during hard & tough times in the past. As someone famous once said, "... not learn history ... doomed to repeat it."We a...
Jake Boyer
First time flip! Big returns and lessons learned
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $309,000
Cash invested: $72,000
Sale price: $570,000
This was more of a roll over than a "flip" as it was my pr...
Kyle Curtin
Cool BP article with a few great lessons!
Just read a cool BP article this afternoon with a few interesting points about investing in bigger deals and property types and allocating investor capital! I love rule #3! Check it out!https://www.biggerpockets.com/...
Kyle Curtin
Multiple lessons from redoing a kitchen in Leominster….
1 year ago today, the nightmare of updating the kitchen in Leominster began 😂. I learned many valuable lessons for the future from that experience including:
⏰ The immense value of your time and how it should be most...
Sanjeev Advani
Real Estate Insights: Lessons from WeWork & McDonald's
In the realm of real estate investment, the story of WeWork serves as a modern parable — a tale of rapid expansion, valuation fantasies, and the sobering reality check that followed. As investors, we're in the busines...