Ryan Scully
I Just Lost My A$$, but Learned a Valuable Lesson
They Say it's inevitable... One day you will have to evict a tenant no matter how good you think you are at what you do. I just learned a $15,000 Lesson! SHAME ON ME RIGHT?Here's the story: This is the first Tenant ...
Charlene S.
Close on my 1st property tomorrow...lots of lessons learned!!
First of all, I have to mention how much having these boards to refer to and study has helped me prepare for this. I don't think I would have persevered without them. It has been a rough week...lots of ups and down...
Frank Matanane
Another 'Just Do It' lesson from a noob! Fear Fighting!
As a new investor, fear is definitely something that I am working to overcome and I'm sure I'm not alone. Over the past couple of weeks I've been practicing scripts to call agents, sellers etc. I know going into a cal...
Stephen Predmore
My first Baltimore buy & hold investment - SOLD (Lessons learned)
Investment Info:
Single family rowhouse fix & hold investment in Baltimore, MD. Purchased: March 2020Purchase price: $65,900Cash invested: $35,000Rent: $1,400Sold: October 2023Sale Price: $185,000Here is a full...
Patrick Britton
First out of state purchase done - here are some lessons
Earlier in January I closed on my first out-of-state rental. As a former lender and current realtor with a focus on real estate investors, I am happy to say that of the variables known, I was prepared for any eventua...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking BP’s Sage Investors to Share Life-Long Investing Lessons
Hello BP Investors!
I am interested in interviewing some of BP’s longest-term, most experienced investors about what they would do differently, if they could do it all again, for my "Lessons Learned" column in Bigger...
Amy Hu
Help-list says boiler intact but actually broken, lesson learned
Hi-We bought a property last year in Cleveland and did heavy rehab on it.The original listing says clearly that "boiling system intact" . Recently my contractor reported that the boiler is totally not working and need...
Jeremy Beland
The house that taught me a $40,000 lesson in 2019...
It was a nightmare which only made me $4k. After securing the deal, the buyer made my wife and I go through three-feet deep of snow to "winterize" the house so there wouldn't be any plumbing issues.It was a 2 hour dri...
Jeremy Beland
The house that taught me a $40,000 lesson in 2019...
It was a nightmare which only made me $4k. After securing the deal, the buyer made my wife and I go through three-feet deep of snow to "winterize" the house so there wouldn't be any plumbing issues.It was a 2 hour dri...
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what is your BIGGEST FAILURE & BIGGEST lesson from REI?
I would like to ask the guys who have actually purchased properties (or property)....
what is your biggest failure & thus your biggest lesson so far from real estate investing?
BJ