Our agent warned us contact before closing may be sued for trespassing...

But rather than warning the user to be careful... they decided to disable that option all together? 

We plan to buy more, and I may do real estate part- or full-time when I get out of the military.But in listening to several financial podcasts, and at least one of the interviews with a CFP, I hear a lot of warnings against real estate.

My cost for money, mortgage is 23k/year which is 44k.I appreciate your, Jack Baczek, and other investor's opinion , and you words of warning but I'm going to persue this investment. 

Such programs nonetheless are vulnerable to fraud and money laundering; in fact, since 2009, FinCEN has warned financial institutions and consumers about the fraud and money laundering risks associated with foreclosure prevention and loan modification programs.

Or allow me to knock it down for you; but i will warn you; this could turn ugly. 

There are likely quite a few others out there that missed this warning in their alert as it simply blends in with the rest of the text.

What that might leave is just the real deal ones to invest in. http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2016/feb/09/top-silicon-beach-venture-capitalist-warns-bloodba/

That should be a warning.

I warned anyone that I knew that was considering it.