Cory J Thornton
Rookie mistakes I'm making and a tenant with tumors
Hey BP family - I am very new to RE Investing. I decided to make RE Investment a focus a year ago, and as of four weeks ago, my wife and I have picked up five properties. Below I tried to give a brief overview of my c...
Shiva Sharma
Considering Forming an LLC. Am I Making a Mistake?
I'm in the process of purchasing my first rental property. I was considering starting an LLC, as I wish to have more properties in the future. At the same time, I have heard that banks charge a higher interest rate fo...
J. Martin
2013 Mistakes/Failures & Lessons Learned - Spill your guts!
I love to see the success stories on BP, but it’s also important to learn from mistakes in the past – and better to learn from someone else’s mistake than your own! Without sounding negative, lets spill some of our...
Anje Walfoort
2016 Goals? Past Mistakes? Steps to Success? Please Share!
It is always interesting to see the excitement that comes with a new year. I would like to hear about the goals that others have for 2016. How do you plan to reach your goals? What is your action plan? What mistakes...
Tim Jones
Was this a good recovery from a bad mistake?
Hello BP!Looking for a little feedback on my first REI deal.Background: Joined BP last year, read a lot of books, and listened to all the podcasts. Got my wife involved (she's the smart one) and we got a HELOC on our ...
Emily Jones
Inspection Freaked Me out - Am I making a mistake?
Hi BP members / team! My husband and I decided that we want to start REI with a house hack. We finally found a duplex that was a perfect mix of the right price, medium taxes and a decent neighborhood. We walked throug...
Tom Vic
My first multifamily buy and hold- analysis and mistakes
hello all,I just fully rented my first multifamily property. It is a side by side ranch style duplex in a suburb of rochester ny. I closed on October 1st, 2015. It took my dad and I 8 months to rehab 2 apartments.( my...
Michael Slockers
Need recommendation on a contractor to FIX some mistakes!!!
Hey everyone! We (my parents and I) need a REPLACEMENT contractor to finish some work at our house in Southlake (near Grapevine/DFW). It's in quite a pinch because our contractor just jumped ship on us in the middle o...
Christian Bunte
The Willy Wonka house: big deal or big mistake?
How do you put a price on the weirdness factor of a house when buying a property? Do you think an extremely custom/DIY rental unit will draw in OR push away possible renters?I just got through walking the most beautif...
Greg Yunov
What are your Out-of-state turnkey investing mistakes?
Hey all, thanks in advance for your generous contributions to my knowledge by answering my questions.I am a looking to make my first out-of-state turnkey rental property investment and I'd like to hear about your warn...