The programs also attach all sorts of fees in order to finance the loan.  -- This is one fee among many which I found in the Hero program loan documents which could add quite a bit to your principal -- Program Administration Fee.

There is distress, and the seller, sometimes myself, was motivated, and creative financing worked.The seller is going to do what's in their best interest.

Too many investors get frustrated because their VA doesn't deliver a bunch of motivated sellers ready to convert.

As I've learned from the BP podcasts and in my personal experience in the industry and the trade, succes in real estate investing is so much impacted by the professional relationships and connections, and as such, I'm excited and motivated to start meeting and working with likeminded, motivated, and ambitious persons like myself! 

It is when troubles pop up that having things sorted in advance helps. 

Be clear who is offering these opportunities to you and what is their motivation.

Joining some sort of group/program/mastermind is the way to go to build your network.

I would share the cold hard tenant ledger and let the next LL decide how to interpret it.As far as lying, acting as someone's accomplice in a fraud make you both rather bad people and sort of undermines your stated reason for looking to do this in the first place.

I found all sorts of things to reference for an eviction including excessive damage to the property, signs of an animal, lack of yard maintenance, oil spill on driveway, smoke detectors removed, the unit smelled of smoke, appliances that came with the unit moved off site ect... 

I assume that you would have some sort of guarantee on the lease if there is a hail storm.