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Eddie Ziv Why do I hate dealing with wholesalers?
19 January 2010 | 39 replies

Lets be honest here. I don't like the wholesaling business. At least a certain segment of that business. There is nothing productive, or creative about taking a property, turning it around and selling it as it is for ...

Landon Elscott I lost $22,000 selling a sports car, but improved my net worth $27,500 - my first deal!
12 January 2016 | 24 replies

After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...

Kevin Hill This is Not the Real Estate Environment for Rookie Investors
28 October 2021 | 163 replies

I don't want to announce the sky is falling and be a Debbie Downer, but in my opinion, now is NOT the time to be investing in real estate for rookie investors, especially flips. I keep seeing a lot of posts from newbi...

CJ M. Gutsiest thing you did starting out in REI?
29 May 2019 | 72 replies

What was the "gutsiest" thing you did to finally take the plunge into REI? For me, I unexpectedly lost my job last year and decided to go all-in by investing over 100% of my savings into my first BRRRR. The purchase w...

Rebekah Keller Would you invest $50,000 in Detroit ?
16 August 2019 | 54 replies

I know this has has been asked many times with various amounts....I am curious what Detroit investors would say.. I have a few directions that I am considering...But what would you successful, seasoned, experienced De...

Nick Henry How do I buy my first rental property?
9 September 2021 | 19 replies

Hello everyone,I am 23 years old and looking to get my start in real estate investing. I’d love some general tips on how best to navigate my situation. My main goal is to just get some skin in the game by the end of 2...

Stephen Kunen Should contractor still be working on the rehab during pandemic?
28 March 2020 | 40 replies

For those of you who are in the middle of a rehab project, are you still letting your contractors work on the project? In our case, there are no more than 5 people working there at the same time. If not, can we reques...

Ryan Cauzza New Investor with capital
25 October 2017 | 25 replies

My family has owed a modest size cattle ranch for close to 100 years in the mountains above San Diego.  We are selling a piece of it but because of the capital gains tax we would be subjected to we want to do a 1031 a...

Bien Nguyen Pros and cons - Hot Tub
26 July 2023 | 21 replies

My husband and I close on our first STR in a mid-August.  I am curious to hear feedback on pros and cons of having a hot tub as an amenity?  We live in an area where it is nice weather for 8-9 months out of the year b...

Mike Harding Short Term Vacation Rental Virgin
30 September 2019 | 19 replies

I have been flipping for 7 years and done 60+ homes but this will be my first Vacation Rental. I am pretty busy between family and work as it is but I am mostly curious about the pros and cons of self managing vs ful...