If you are running a mid term rental property, how is your business?

More repair costs because their maintenance team somehow "missed" things during the initial turnover.At this point, I genuinely started wondering what exactly the 15% management fee was for.The Bottom LineLook, I get it—REI Nation is a business, and businesses are here to make a profit.

No recourse to my credit or business credit since I'm not listed on the original mortgage.  

Plus, if they're THAT good, why aren't they raking in the big bucks from doing the business on their own?

James, The way you describe contract for deed in your closing sounds very attractive. 

Based on what you described above, it sounds like he used all the tricks he learned presenting on behalf of Dave Lindhal, just now in his own mentorship program (I.e. sponsor deals for students, crazy acquisition fees, big pressure sales pitch all throughout, etc).

You need to learn how to analyze property and determine if they are a good investment.Here's a guide that describes how to analyze a property.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rental-property-cash-flow...

How does acquiring compare to renting a small office or sharing office space with another business in that market?

My market is similar to what you are describing and I too see signs of a suckers rally and reminds me of 2004-2006.

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