@Gin Zhuang The Ciy of Flint, Michigan had a major issue with lead pipes a few years ago that scared a lot of people.What people fail to realize is that MANY homes in this country, built before 1950 have lead pipes from the city supply and may have internal lead pipes. 

After working on many transactions, I realized my next step is to start building my own investment portfolio.Right now, my main goal is simple:Buy my first investment property — starting with either a fix & flip or a BRRRR deal.I joined Brandon Turner’s First Deal Program and I’m here on BiggerPockets to learn, grow, and connect with people who are already doing what I want to do.

Most people don’t realize how big of a difference a successful appeal can make, especially across multiple properties.

First property comes over and I realize there is a second tab- one has the design fee, one doesn't.

My wife and I began to realize that real estate wasn’t just about owning property, it was about creating options and freedom.When we eventually sold the Portland home, a Keller Williams agent introduced us to the 1031 exchange.

.: Quote from @Chris Bounds: I feel like people are just trusting it blindly already though, without realizing that it’s just collecting a bunch of info from the internet which may or may not be accurate.  

Once we opened walls, we realized “rough” was optimistic.

His point is well made, the DIY bias is strong on this forum, and my wife and I realized that we can only take ourselves so far before we need a coach to help us level up.

Over the years, I’ve noticed something interesting working with investors:The biggest tax mistakes usually don’t come from shady strategies or bad CPAs…They come from poor recordkeeping and timing.Here’s what I mean A lot of investors don’t track which expenses are repairs (deduct now) and which are improvements (depreciate later).They toss all the receipts into a box or an app and hope it sorts itself out in March.Then when tax season hits, they realize half of those costs could’ve been handled differently — maybe deducted sooner or even structured better if they’d planned a few months ahead.The IRS doesn’t just care what you spent… it cares how you report it.

Every project gets a clean timeline of paymentsThis matters more than people realize.