What is the biggest real estate investing mistake you have ever made?

Please share your experience in detail and provide a solution (if applicable).

I bought and remodeled a property in Arlington TX a few months ago, and my plan was to do a wrap.  The remodel was pretty basic, but it presents pretty well.  Now I'm trying to sell with an owner finance.  I was under...

Would one have to evict a seller who won't leave on the day it closes escrow (as the contract states) or is there a simpler legal method? This is question pertains to sellers in a short sale transaction who have no mo...

just bought a property, inherited a tenant. very nice property, side by side. 1bd 1ba. she has been there for over 10+ years, maybe 15. she pays $475. the lowest rent surrounding is $775. I want $850. mortgage is $1,2...

Hello BP, I have a dilemma.  We have all heard the subject line a hundred times and yet I dont believe this to be true (in my short experience).  Here I am a newbie trying to secure my first deal in Omaha, Nebraska, t...

I have purchased a new home and intend to rent my current house.  Cash flow will be neutral to slightly positive, but the Tampa market seems to be finally rebounding.  My goal is to capture the appreciation that will ...

I've spent the last two years remodeling our 1912 craftsman bungalow home. This process has done two things. One, help me discover I love carpentry. Absolutely love it. I grew up a farm kid and have spent the last 10 ...

I haven't seen anything in the forums less than a year old about this, but here on phoenix I hear a commercial for Offerpad/Opendoor perhaps 4-5 times a day. Always kinda figured they must lowball quick cash offers an...

Hello all, I have two rental properties in Wichita, KS; both are single family homes that should cash flow around $250 per month but the repairs and fixes that I have had to do over the past six months (and especially...

Finally going through my first eviction. The last thing I want to do is evict someone. I have an inherited tenant that no matter how much I try to get them in-line, they just won't get it together. I strongly suspect ...