Rooney:I have been investing in Indianapolis for 15 years with great success...and still am and helping others in the process. http://www.deptofnumbers.com/rent/indiana/indianap...How did you overcome the flat rents from 2005-2013?

Check out the forums under Starting out, you'll find  a lot of tips to get your feet wet in REI and overcome those fears, doubts and analysis paralysis you may have on your first deal. 

In the future when I become an Attorney (because in life you actually have to work towards things in life), when I receive such advertisements from individuals like you, who cannot strive through adversity without reaching out for a freebie, I will burn their "26lbs. bright white paper" while it is still in the "#10 envelope from Staples" without even looking at it.

Third - just doing some very cursory research brought me to the infamous north Texas squatter story and the obscure Adverse Possession law.  

Congratulations to you and your partners despite the hurdles you had to overcome.

What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?

However, I have to overcome challenges of investing with no money - the housing crash was hard on the family! 

It may be easier to overcome as an owner occupant, but I have trouble getting a refi on single family homes I have in that price range. 

An AP (adverse possession) deal is one option yet because of lingering distant family members I am hesitant.

A good agreement will outline specific ways to overcome challenges.