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

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

One of my tenants is asking me for a W9. Ever since they've moved in, they've been paying their rent in 3 checks: a personal check, a check from their first business, and a check from their second business. This has n...

hi All, I am not professional RE investors, so I hope that you can give me some advice for my situation.We bought our primary home in 2002 for $300K, the mortgage plus taxes and insurance is $2600/mon. The house shoul...

So we're still trying to find the right area to buy our first investment property and time after time we decide we want a place that we can drive to.Obviously LA is out of the race, so where in about a 6 hour drive ra...

For the past few months I placed investing on hold to study for the California RE License.My excitement of receiving the license in the mail is abruptly turning into disappointment. I got my license mainly for MLS acc...

Hey guys! Me and my husband are pretty new at the whole real estate investing shindig. It took a us years of research and planning to finally pull the trigger. We bought a few 4 unit properties and decided to move out...

Hello BP Community!A bit about me:

I’m a newbie rental investor.
I’m a resilient military spouse.
I’m a learning mother of two.
I’m a believer in a better world and people’s kindness.
I’m one to pay-it-forwa...

I'd like to learn about wholesaling including: Autopilot, Finding buyers, and finding good deals. I watched a video from Chris Chico and almost purchased his course but found it very expensive for $800.00. I decide...

Hi everyone, this is my very first post on the forum. My wife and I live just outside of the Boston area and are thinking very strongly about renting out our primary residence and moving abroad. I’m wondering if it is...

I have had 2 different tenants in different properties clog up the plumbing. SFH#1 that I self manage locally claimed that the garbage disposal wasn’t working. The plumber checked and said it was. This was a renovated...