and that can get those selling the unregistered securities into MAJOR hot water very fast and #2 he was from elsewhere, but talking about some unnamed partner or whatever here buying some massive # of foreclosures here and unless Mr Mystery buyer is invisible, I'm quite sure he doesn't exist as I'd certainly know anyone buying in the #s of separate properties this goof claimed and I don't!

How that perfect storm of corruption and economic ignorance failed is a mystery to me, but I'm glad it did.

@Aaron SilkAnother mystery to the puzzle is the adoption of the 7 year old .

That is way below my minimum rate of $600 night.My smart lock mysteriously went offline the next week.  

Take us all the way from the street to the meter to the water heater to the fixtures.That would help us guess what might be going on.I have quite a bit of experience with mystery water usage BTW.

There is a sense of urgency for them when they are paying the bill and mysteriously the usage goes down.  

I guest I should call an insurance company and JUST ASK and solve this big mystery once and for all ;)

Originally posted by @Joe Gore:all you need to do is watch cheaters.Joe Gore  Therein lies the answer to many of life's greatest mysteries.

@Lisa Holloway  I think it really depends on what you want out of RE.If your just going to be a buy and hold you can basically do that one your own there is no mystery to buying rentals.. a really good RE broker will be all you need to help you, along with a decent lender.I think the latest craze is flipping ... either wholesaling or fix and flipping .. this is what is on TV and this is what get glamorized...And of course its probably just a tad glossed over that anyone can do this.. when in fact not everyone can.. just like not everyone can be a doctor or attorney or own a McDonalds etc etc.But are there rag to rich's stories from those that maxed out credit cards and made it .. you bet there are .. are there those that maxed out the credit card went home worked on it a few hours got some rejection and quit  you bet there is.I have seen it in the RE brokerage business.. the last 40 years.. this is a very tough business and it takes hard work determination and if your going to be in the flipping business usually some capital.And then many people have connections they can get private money they have deep pocketed family that will help them.. etc etc.And if I look at my 41 years in the industry I have paid far more than 40k for education licensing continuing ed.. travel to conferences etc. you have to invest in yourself and in your business.. there is only so many that can do this by reading books and on line and spend zero outside dollars to be successfulJust look at all the wanna bee wholesalers who run out there and spend thousands on direct mail when they have never taken one class in how to sell .. and really don't know how to close or what to do with the leads.. a good program up front would probably help many of those that flame out.. thinking it does not work.At the end of the day I personally believe you MUST spend some money on your education and further your business's .Look at top producing RE agents.. they have radio spots Bill boards with their pretty picture up there. all sorts of other paid advertising...

Take the mystery out of it.