I'm wondering how many just sent the deposit in to the person claiming to be the "owner".Here in the south you can sometimes (literally) get away with murder if you claim to be some type of reverend/ minister/man/woman of god/whatever which is exactly what this scammer was claiming.I report the ads to craigslist, they are pulled, only to show up again a few days later.

As one who has funded literally 1000s of bRRRs for clients over the last 22 years.. it just makes me sick when one of them has to deal with these situations and or inner city stripping of houses and theft.

And I host a YouTube channel about Milwaukee real estate (and about to launch a 2nd channel about investing in Milwaukee - you are literally the first to know -:) With the help of my team we close about 100-150 deals per year. 

However, the top of the metal well is currently flush with the concrete, and after the concrete is lifted, will be below the grade of the driveway.

If I ever needed the money I could withdraw it tax free, but it literally would not affect me if the value fell 20-30-40% if the income remained  (ps  I’ve been  invested in Vegas since 1999.

Hopefully, he takes my advice to do his homework before trying to buy anything at the auction (literally every other week someone loses a buttload of money bidding on HOA foreclosures with clouds on title). 

Please remember any “retirement money” you lend this person can be lost literally overnight.

Some they literally could kill a tenant and you have to pay to defend them.

A renter can literally move in, stop paying rent, and the landlord can't evict because it may be cold outside.

I found a property literally a few steps away from the new campus NJCU is building in the west side of Jersey city near HackensackRiver.