We recently had a deal go south, which was disappointing enough itself, but as I’ve been reading the forums and listening to the podcasts, I feel like a big ignoramous when it comes to REI. It’s made me realize that ...

But I know I need to keep going. I spent several hundred dollars and sent hundreds of post cards with no calls back. I'm focusing right now on note buying to build up some cash. Then my focus will shift to wholesali...

First of all, sorry if this comes off a bit negative.  I'm posting it in the off-topic forum because I don't rightly know which forum it belongs in.Okay, so I've been doing some research into turnkey RE investing bec...

Hello BP family, I reached out to a local realtor, a friend of a co-worker, to see if he could help me find some properties to flip. Although I greatly appreciate his honesty, his response below has really discouraged...

Found a place where the numbers were there but just too many problems between sketchy neighbors and the age of the house to pull the trigger. The house is 80 years old with no access to the crawlspace. A grown pers...

So, 4 rental properties and 1 flip later, I'm getting discouraged. I'm pregnant and sick, and SICK of dealing with tenant issues and contractors. Plus, our flip has been on the market for about 3 weeks now, with no ...

I'm a 32 year LPN that is just getting into real estate. Before joining Bigger Pockets, I signed a rent to own contract on what I thought I would be a great investment. We are living in it as we rehab. The landlord c...

I thought I'd share a word of encouragement for those of us just starting out in the world of investing after receiving a very disappointing cakl from a real estate agent this morning. I am looking for my first rental...

Just venting. I found a property off market,  We found two pretty much rent ready mobile homes on a 2 acre lot. The owner expressed her husband was sick and they couldn’t deal with being landlords anymore. They were a...

Hey Everyone!
I suppose I am just here to get some perspective on how to bounce back from feeling discouraged.  I have been wanting to do REI for a few years now, learning everything I can about it.  It has been a st...