Biggest Real Estate Blunder? Readers Dish

Key lessons: Don’t overextend, and don’t be a landlord without doing some soul-searching first.

By  Christine Benz

‘I Have Had No Desire to Become a Landlord’ A healthy contingent of posters said their biggest real estate mistake wasn’t in the realm of purchasing a residence for themselves, but rather in deciding to become a landlord.
After renting out a house for several years, Dndhatcherconcluded “that I don’t like being a landlord and don’t want to manage a series of rental properties for retirement income.”