Devote your 20s to becoming the Tortoise, not the Haire.

I hate to say it, but this person has preyed on your good nature and will now become your worst nightmare.Spend the money now to try and avoid a massive problem, but dig those heels in because I think its going to be a long ride.After seeing what you've said, I invite others to weigh in, but knowing what you've just told me, you've got a professional scam artist in your property and this won't end well.

Besides the obvious that your place could get gutted and cleaned out of anything valuable, there are a number of scams where your listing gets posted to Craigslist, someone else gets access (IE via your lockbox) and "rents" your property to unsuspecting victims.If you do collect fees electronically, don't use Paypal.

the second reason you don't take bulk cash is because that behavior often originates from scams or slimes, you may have both on your hands.

I agree that I could much better devote my time to obtaining the equity type of property you mentioned.

He really is a great guy and I don't fear the scam that many complain about but I feel strongly that whatever education they can provide (from $2-20k) can be found on BP and in other RE books for much less.  

Once you get to a "permanent" location (I put in quotes as no military assignment is permanent) you'll have more time to devote to real estate investing, and more financial acumen to make it happen.

The simplest of these still took an hour.I was delighted to avoid the commute to a title office, and they were happy with their job.I really think its a trend of the future...not at all a scam.

The owner of this online 'website' is a man named Frank LaMark (google Frank LaMark scam or fraud) you will find many others who have been scammed by him also.

This is south FL, and I feel like the general rule is that if someone isn't trying to scam you right now they will later (sad but true).