303: Ouch! Brandon & David's 10 Biggest Investing Mistakes (& How to Avoid Them)

<p>Are you a little tired of hearing about all the “successes” of real estate investors and wondering how realistic this is in the real world? Well, on today’s show, Brandon and David share the 10 biggest mistakes they’ve made in their investing careers—warts and all!</p><p>Let’s be honest—real estate isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Mistakes happen! In this episode, we cover WHY investors often sabotage their own success and what can be done to overcome this! You’ll learn how to avoid massaging your numbers to force a bad deal through, how to guard against getting ripped off by contractors, how to hire the RIGHT team members to help you succeed, and how to fire the wrong ones!</p><p>We also cover the high cost of analysis paralysis and how to move past it, how to choose the right market for yourself, and the mistake that cost David $5,000—simply because he didn’t understand how inspection periods work in different states. If you want to see the real story behind real estate investing, including the stuff that often isn’t talked about, don’t miss your chance for some authentic, honest transparency from two experienced investors!</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul><li>A discussion on&nbsp;<strong>waiting to start</strong>&nbsp;investing because you don’t feel you can do it yet</li><li>The pros and cons of&nbsp;<strong>doing everything yourself</strong></li><li>The danger of working with the&nbsp;<strong>wrong people</strong></li><li>Stories of buying&nbsp;<strong>the wrong deal</strong></li><li>How to avoid not&nbsp;<strong>managing people</strong>&nbsp;correctly</li><li>What can happen when you&nbsp;<strong>underestimate rehab costs</strong></li><li>Why you shouldn’t put&nbsp;<strong>too much down</strong>&nbsp;on a property</li><li>The pitfalls of not doing enough&nbsp;<strong>market research</strong></li><li>Avoiding investing because your state is&nbsp;<strong>too expensive</strong></li><li>Not&nbsp;<strong>rehabbing</strong>&nbsp;correctly</li><li><strong>And SO much more!</strong></li></ul><p>Li