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John M. 101 Lessons learned in REI
24 October 2008 | 36 replies

Here, I'll start:

1. Always do your due diligence.
2. It's better to overestimate than underestimate costs.

Jerry West Learning Lessons... the hard way.
29 January 2014 | 3 replies

In 2011, I bought my first foreclosure and decided to live in it when it was finished. A successful renovation gave me the confidence to jump into flipping.

I put my first property, a hud home, under contract...

Levi Bennett Lesson Learned - Investors still shortsighted.
20 December 2018 | 1 reply

Investment Info:

Single-family residence wholesale investment in Charlotte.

Purchase price: $155,000

Cash invested: $500

Sale price: $145,000

Available now!!

Average Days on Market (ADOM) for 3-...

Joshua Feit Failure stories and lessons learned
4 January 2019 | 0 replies

Hi friends!One aspect of real estate investing that has always troubled me is how everyone seems quick to talk about their successes, but we can be a little embarrassed to share the failures. I have had some good succ...

Dan Fisher Self Directed IRA Lesson Learned
5 February 2016 | 20 replies

Hello BP community. Recently I purchased properties through my SDIRA account. I was shocked to find out that I was charged a $35 wire transfer fee for the rents received. That means that every year that I collect rent...

Glenn English Single Family Flip lessons learned.
13 November 2021 | 2 replies

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Stoneham.

Purchase price: $315,000

Cash invested: $180,000

Sale price: $519,000

Purchased a SFH off an auction website and fu...

Anthony Casa Industrial Investing Advice/Lessons Learned
20 July 2021 | 0 replies

I'm considering taking on an industrial property investment opportunity in the suburbs of Charlotte. The property is in need of heavy renovations (repair a brick wall that partially fell/collapsed, new roof, etc.). I ...

Spencer Gray Condo Deconversion Project- Lessons learned?
3 March 2020 | 0 replies

We are hoping to have a fractured condo project under contract to purchase in the coming days/week and I was curious who on BP has executed a condo de-conversion before? We have significant experience in more typical ...

Andrew M. A Culmination of Lessons Learned
27 March 2020 | 2 replies

The past few weeks have been a proverbial roller coaster; financially, culturally, economically, and financially. As with any crisis, there are always lessons to be extracted if we can maintain our emotional bystander...

Paige Miller Lessons Learned Through Flipping Dirt
2 April 2020 | 0 replies

Investment Info:

Other other investment in Gig Harbor.

Purchase price: $50,000

Cash invested: $10,000

Sale price: $275,000

Land investment: we went in with a logging partner who paid for the tree...