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Edward Lamson Commont Pitfalls in hiring Property Management
18 June 2009 | 6 replies

Hiring only a real estate sales agent to manage your property

Paying more than 7% of the Gross Lease as a leasing commission

Paying more than a 10% management fee

Signing a long-term, ...

Chavel Diaz Jr 7 Pitfalls when Negotiating a Deal
11 June 2014 | 1 reply

Excellent Stuff from @Brian Gibbons on how to negotiate a deal and get past objections.http://reiskills.com/rei-library/negotiation-train...Live it, Learn it, Be it....Thanks B for all you do...

John Lucero Texas Tax Deed Sale Pit Falls
15 May 2016 | 7 replies

Hello everybody i finally managed to gather enough capital to finally venture into some texas tax deed deals and was wondering what types of pit falls anyone has run into. I've read and researched as much as i possibl...

Steven Risso Transitioning into multifamily, pitfalls to beware ?
3 June 2018 | 0 replies

Hello Bp community, I  have owned single family houses for many years and am now interested in transitioning to multi family. I'm looking in cities with anticipated hi appreciation, like Orlando and Nashville. The cap...

John Tobin Pitfalls for a Month Long Stay
2 June 2023 | 17 replies

I'm just getting started with my first STR that's listed on airbnb and vrbo in a ski mountain location. Someone has approached me about renting my place for an entire month off platform, which is fairly common in my a...

George Gammon Pitfalls to Turn Key Rental Properties
5 May 2019 | 20 replies

I've been surprised by how many people are getting ripped off by turnkey rental providers.  Most without even knowing they're getting ripped off.  Granted, there some providers that are good but many aren't.  The ques...

Nicholas Shepard Multi-Family VS Single Family Pitfalls
9 June 2017 | 1 reply

Hey folks!

I'm just curious if there's any unknown pitfalls or major differences between using the BRRRR strategy with multi-family units compared to single family homes.

Thanks!

Alex SImon Ski resort condos--opportunity or pitfall?
21 November 2015 | 12 replies

I've recently been turned onto a possible source of passive income properties.  There's a mountaintop ski resort in West Virginia that sells condominiums within the resort and then has in-house property managers that ...

George P. MLS-listed occupied rental property ... pitfalls? DD?...
22 February 2013 | 5 replies

Saw a (newly listed and attractively priced) rental property with tenant whose lease expires 4 1/2 months from now. The current owners live in another state, 10 hours away. Property has been owned by this couple since...

James Andrews 2 Pitfalls To Collecting Rent Up Front!
4 July 2021 | 1 reply

Currently, I wait for funds to clear for a property I manage from a Tenant I screened and selected to rent my 1st property in Phoenix, AZ. My client management skills transfer from another industry, but I admit I am “...