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Chuck Brickman Your biggest mistake as a new investor
28 April 2011 | 34 replies

Thanks to everyone for sharing their insight and advice. I'm a new investor and this site is of great help to me. I've read a lot about success stories...I was wondering if anyone would like to share the mistakes they...

Will Barnard AVOID the Biggest investing mistake in 2010!
1 December 2009 | 14 replies

Do you know what it is?
It is actually quite simple. . . .

The biggest investing mistake you can make in 2010 is to NOT be a BUYER!

So, to avoid this disasterous mistake, get ...

Melanie Stephens Seeking “Biggest Mistake” Stories for BiggerPockets Magazine
15 June 2020 | 1 reply

Hello BP Investors!
I am looking for stories about your biggest real estate mistake, and what you learned from it, for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine. If selected, your story, name, and company will be featured in th...

Matthew Beans My Biggest Mistake On My First Flip
15 October 2020 | 10 replies

Over the last two to three years I have been flipping houses, and wholesaling real estate. I have done everything from acquiring a property to dispositioning property for wholesale.
I have built relationships with re...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

Melanie Stephens Seeking "Biggest Mistake/Lesson Learned" Tenant Stories
23 September 2020 | 45 replies

Hey everyone! I am writing a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” in real estate. I am currently looking for TENANT "mistake" stories, in particular inherited tenants ...

Melanie Stephens Seeking (More!) Biggest Mistake/Lesson Learned Stories
24 March 2022 | 89 replies

Hello BP investors!
I am looking for (more!) BP members to interview about their biggest real
estate mistakes and what they learned from them for possible publication
in BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.Stories will...