Corey Dutton
Avoid These Common Mistakes When Submitting a Hard Money Loan
From an article in the Scotsman Guide, traditional mortgage brokers often make mistakes when submitting hard money loans to hard money lenders. Because traditional brokers are well versed on how a bank lender likes to...
Lisa Casey
Entitled Tenants from hell....but my mistake for being "nice"
I have a small house on 18 acres. We have rented it out 5 times with no complaints. In the last 4 years we we have totally renovated it adding a sun room, new HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and refinishing floors, ref...
Wendy Schultz
Biggest mistake to avoid in investing in short term rentals
Having been a STR investor, consultant, educator, and property manager for a number of years, I want to spread this piece of advice to prevent as many newbie investors as possible from heartache and money loss. And as...
Rick Im
What to do when my agent makes a unforgivable mistake
Hello,
You won't believe this happened. Last week, HUS accepted my bid on a really good deal and I gave the earnest money in time. My agent passed the deadline of 2 business days to submit necessary documents online....
Daniel Higuera
What mistakes did you make in purchasing/managing a duplex?
Hey BP, quick question for you. I’m in the process of purchasing a duplex in the LA area maybe even the Inland Empire (due to my agents strong recommendation). Plan is to get an FHA loan on the purchase and I will be ...
Nathan Boyer
I hope I didnt make a 20k mistake at 19...
I'm less than a year into real estate and hope I didn't just cause my mom to lose 20k. I am the agent representing her in both transactions. Situation explained below. Looking for guidance please. She wanted to downsi...
Jarrad Henry
Offer accepted in Antioch, CA, am I making a mistake?
Hi guys,Anyone investing in Pittsburgh and Antioch CA? Tough areas in Contra Costa.Just put an offer on a place in Antioch, CA. Has tons of potential and I love the floor plan. Plus there is an in law in the back that...
Jonno Rushbrook
The Biggest Mistakes You Seen Being Made by First Timers
Hey guys, absolutely love this site and everyone on it. I'm just about to jump into the Buy & Hold side of REI and just wondering if anyone has any classic mistakes that they would see a first timer like me make c...
Cole Farrell
Starting with a SFR is a mistake - prove me wrong
Hey, Looking to start a good discussion for new investors. I see a lot of first-time investors told to start with a single-family rental. I find this to be a huge mistake and poor guidance. I believe anyone starting (...
Samuel Yoon
Mistakes you made when you bought your first investment property?
I'm a young investor-- 25 years old and I'm looking for advice/horror stories related to buying your first house. I feel like there's a lot of confirmation bias out there from people who have done well for themselves,...