Time forgives most (not all) overpayment on real estate because of the power of inflation to destroy debt and induce appreciation.

Go read how he destroyed this womans retirement, and see all the lawsuits against him. http://weclosenotesanddreams.c...$1,800,000 and counting and I am disgusted to see so many others still working with him.

Hi Everyone, I’m new here and I’m pretty sure I’m missing something, but how do you invest as an individual in multiple properties without destroying your credit?

My question is to those of you who invest in some bad areas how do you go about your vetting/screening process to make sure (to the best of your abilities) that you get a tenet worth having that isn’t going to destroy your investment or cause you to constantly have to repair. 

A tenant might destroy the unit and disappear or they may turn it over clean and ready to rent to the next tenant.  

We do it for our clients all the time.But an OOS investor should be careful as there are so many ways they can get taken advantage of:1) Buying the wrong property, wrong location, etc2) Being overcharged because there's no transparency on actual costs and budget3) Shoddy work because no pics/video are supplied4) Crappy tenants are placed that destroy the rennovationsNone of the above are discovered until an owner goes to refinance the property or sell it.What should an investor do to protect themselves?

It is even more important in the age of social media where one angry customer can destroy your business. 

The shopping centers to the East were pretty much destroyed from what I remember.I'm looking at $800k+ purchase prices, so my immediate thought is are they getting $2000/month rent per unit or something close to that? 

When the resident in the property destroys the property…… who’s to blame?

Or the first big maintenance issue or worse the tenant destroys the place or you need to evict.