If it was my property I would not act on any of your requests without EMD & I'd advise my seller clients not to act or even sign a contract without consideration from the buyer. 

I worry that these posts risk them being targeted by bad actors in the space. 

I mean look at all the things @Scott Trench has implemented to help passive investors with syndication and bad actors in that realm. 

NJRS §45:15-16.46(b) Any person who violates any provision of this act or any person who, in an application for registration filed with the commission, makes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact shall be fined not less than $250, nor more than $50,000, per violation.

@Candy Marshall

I have given a card and candy at xmas and a baby gift for there new born (high risk pregnancy) but I only have 1 rental. 

Do you have another way to minimize exposure to bad actors?  

I want to be the one FLIPPING these houses and making a difference in dilapidated neighborhoods but I don't have the financial backing so I just feel like a kid in a candy store with no candy money.

Their "record" would never stand up to anything resembling investigation2- Half the gurus are not real estate people at all; they are unsuccessful actors fronting for a seminar company.3- The basics of successful investing in real estate have not changed in one hundred years.4- Learning, understanding, and experiencing the basics of real estate finance, real estate law, and property management will provide the foundation for a successful investing career.  

Buy 275,000 $1 bags of candy?