For example, I have repeatedly informed him of my very negative experience with ABC Capital Investments (still going on almost one year with no payments to show for it) and yet he continues to promote ABC Capital Investments in Baltimore and Philadelphia despite fully knowing that many people continue to have very bad experiences with them.

If the HOA seems like they’re making things tougher on STRs, selling might not be a bad move either—just crunch the numbers first.

If there loan origination/underwriting process is robotic, expect a robotic loan administration process more times than not (which is generally a bad borrowing experience, particularly if there's adversity).  

You should see some of the houses I've rehabbed or walked. ya thats maybe a 5 on a scale of 6.. the really bad ones you need a resperator to go into them.. and people worry about a little dab of mold these folks live in a petri dish.

The cost of the right advisor initially is a lot less in the long when you pick a bad advisor.

Purchase price: $160,000 Cash invested: $30,000 Took this home from bad to glam in 1.5 months for a healthy profit.

There are also a lot of people out there that will hate on getting coaching, some due to the bad actors I mentioned, but some due to a commitment to do everything themselves.

I didn't think it is necessarily a bad thing, just is more of a sales strategy than anything else.why do you think that the concept of investing in real estate with 0 money is an "idea" instead of a real thing. 

Eamon,Any time you face a major issue with a bank/lender and they fail to refund your money or it costs you money and a lost deal due to ignorance or bad lending. 

The good news is you will be able to get debt on properties easier than someone who is making $50k per year assuming you don't have a bunch of bad debt.