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Melanie Stephens Seeking Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned Stories (Again!)
28 January 2022 | 134 replies

Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...

Allen Maris Investors wanting to get their RE license should read...
1 January 2019 | 70 replies

I've been licensed for about a year now and had been working under a broker for about 8 months.I just did my 5th yellow letter campaign in my area and an agent received one and they called and complained to their area...

Tom V. Need some help here with tenants. Serious problem. Please!
19 May 2015 | 67 replies

Hi all, having a serious situation here at a 3 family property I own.

It's a 3 family property. A few months back, the 3rd floor tenant stopped paying rent. Evicted him. Cost a couple grand to do, but got rid...

Sarah Buchanan Tenant's dog attacked my husband!
2 January 2019 | 95 replies

Two weeks ago my tenant's dog (listed on her lease) attacked my husband as he dropped by to deliver a Christmas basket (no good deed goes unpunished?).  Jumped up and went for my husband's throat/neck but fortunately ...

Samuel Iwu Buying Real Estate with Cash. The safe snowball effect
3 January 2022 | 72 replies

I recently watched the bigger pockets podcast with Brad Dantonio as the guest. Brad bought 5 properties with cash in order to maximize cash flow and retire early. After thinking about it, wouldn't it be wise to do the...

Joe Pearson No Reserve + Need Tenant to Afford Mortgage = Too much risk?
17 March 2019 | 81 replies

So, I'm planning on purchasing a duplex or triplex within Manchester, NH, but my fiancee and I can only afford an FHA Loan 3.5% down and 4.85% interest, 30 yr mortgage, and that will leave us with practically no reser...

Lam N. Weird question, is this a bad idea?
21 June 2021 | 85 replies

I currently drive a beat-up old minivan with 240K miles on it.  Yeah, I sacrificed myself to jump-start my rental business.  I plan on buying the Tesla Cybertruck as my main vehicle.  Recently, a thought came to me.  ...

David Ginn My Contractor is Killing All My Profits
9 August 2021 | 19 replies

One of the biggest things that you have in a flip project or even a buy and hold project is your contractors. A lot of times one of the things that people will say is, “I'll just go do the work myself,” well you got a...

Hector Rodriguez Lowell, MA; One Investor's Story
15 September 2022 | 36 replies

PART 1: INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE, the Why, the Where, the What, the How, and the How Much:
In mid-2017 my wife and I decided to go back to what had been one of our passions in the mid-90's, the ownership and manageme...

Philip Bashaw Up to $25,000,000 (yes 25 million) to invest
21 February 2022 | 112 replies

Hello BP People!I figured this might be the best place to post this and get feedback. Through networking, I have perhaps stumbled upon the golden goose that all real estate investors seek. No offense to a the hard mon...