A chargeback could conceivably affect us on the PayPal side of things, though it would be extremely rare (knock on wood, I've never had it happen on a rental though I did have it happen once for an item I sold on ebay, by a scam artist.

I personally believe that would be investors should stay clear of them, they are nothing but scams to fleece you from your hard earned money.

He is a scam

I'll bet any real estate attorney there will be friendly, they get even friendlier when you pay them.If you mean those that advise you not to do some screwy, dumb. stupid, hair-brained, unconventional, guruized, scamming or illegal activity, they aren't being unfriendly, to the contrary, they are probably being very friendly keeping you out of trouble you can't afford to get into.Call Realtors in the area and get references for a good RE attorney, see who the Board of Realtors uses or has used, ask your lender for the names of three good ones.Forget about trying to get a good attorney to advise you to do things you shouldn't be, adapt your methods and strategies to their advice!

Its a scam to try to get you to spend 24-46K in additional "education".

In my visitor log (which is just a spiral purchased at an office supply store), I devote one or two pages to each property.

There are scams out there - a whole industry that has sprung up to prey on ambitious newby investors, so you have to be careful.

Hello,

I have been approched in an investment group in the bay area by someone willing to invest my money in flips. this person (Keith Wilson from Tribbecca Properties) talked to me into investing $100,000 in a flip...

That's why I'm in agreement with John Coleman, meteorologist and founder of The Weather Channel, who said, "It is the greatest scam in history".

I am not trying to scam anyone.