![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/671076/small_1621495146-avatar-trustgreene.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
"Bro, just got my first deal. Don't know what to do. LOL. Halp!"How many times a day are we seeing this post? Yes, everyone has to start somewhere, but the problem with the Bro Investor is that he is ruining good deal...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/93391/small_1621416696-avatar-timbuck2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/503407/small_1648519773-avatar-justins86.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
After listening to the Clayton Morris podcast (EP115 with Mike Banks) about the company Fund & Grow, I became intrigued with the idea of using business credit cards to buy rental properties using the BRRRR method....
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/296232/small_1621442442-avatar-ddl.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi to all investors out there, hope you have any advise or resource to help me out.About 3 weeks ago I paid about $41,000 to a real estate investing company. After I have paid, their attitude and responsibility promis...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/342976/small_1647142305-avatar-jmoorhead23.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I get asked about the BRRRR strategy all of the time and honestly don’t know if anyone that’s done it in my market where the property cash flows afterwards. It sounds great. Keep using the same money over and over. It...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/169342/small_1621421059-avatar-chicagobrie.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/603814/small_1621493597-avatar-williamc90.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Wow, this one is a doozy. In all of my 10 years I have never seen anything like it.Friday a client of mine discovered a property for sale that he has had his eye on for almost 4 years. Back then, it was listed for $...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/849/small_1621345567-avatar-schockergd.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I posted this elsewhere but figured I'd share my 5+ year ongoing story of buying rental properties to encourage members here. Personal Background
Most of my childhood was spent growing up inside a tenant house on a...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1540521/small_1621513363-avatar-gregm2020.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/438884/small_1621476673-avatar-lisac28.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
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...