This 100% “I'd encourage you to look at buying the property that you want to own the most 10 years from now rather than the one that gives you the best cash on cash return in years 1 and 2.” 

Many of the folks on our handyman crew live in sober living and they've encouraged me to pursue it.

(If you can't get in the door on your own merit... maybe you shouldn’t be doing this.)Encouraging students to utilize his private Facebook group members to post fraudulent reviews for other students websites in order to boost their search results and by doing so intentionally misleading sellers as to the students knowledge, skills and ability to closeInstructing investors to deliberately target and befriend nursing and assisted living home staff in order to gain their complicity in preying upon patients and residents. ....

i don't know a lot about you, but i encourage new investors not to buy something just to "do a deal," but to be patient and potentially spend a significant amount of time looking. 

As someone early in my investing/wholesaling journey, it’s encouraging to see how time and consistency pay off.

They’re offering just a token increase to the deposit, and my realtor is encouraging me to give them more time since there weren’t multiple offers.My concerns:Contract has technically expired after extension.Deposit is small and currently stuck in escrow.Buyer hasn’t been transparent about their situation.I don’t want to lose more time off-market, but I also know the layout limits buyer pool.I could, in theory, always draft a retroactive extension if they really got their financing together later.Question for the community:If you were in my shoes, would you enforce the contract and re-list now, or grant one final, short extension but only with a substantial non-refundable deposit? 

There is almost a predatory flavor to the quick responses and encouragement to undertake risky, complicated situations that are immediately posted when young, green investors introduce themselves. 

@Eric Gerakos Thanks for sharing your perspective — that’s a great track record, and it’s encouraging to hear how focusing on better quality properties has worked out over the long term.

A friend of mine encouraged me to look into Bigger Pockets so I’m diving in.

So, owners mistakenly think price is the only differentiator – and look for a PMC like they’d shop for groceries☹We encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others by reading posts here on BiggerPockets from owners that picked a PMC solely by price and regretted it.We recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Even if someone gives you a referral, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that just because a PMC met their expectations, they’ll meet your expectations.