But recently, I saw complaints on the "Rip-off Reports" website where investors in Texas were experiencing the same problems with Asset Ventures and Tony Martinez (i.e., non-payment of notes and a series of untrue statements when questioned about payments due).

You will most likely be fed amazing stories and then the big push to buy their coaching package which is a rip off. 

Especially in this out of state low end type of rentals were your situation is just not that uncommon unfortunately..And your not the first investors that has been ripped off by their contractor..

Might I suggest "This house available for ripping off at your convenience" ... we try to be as inconspicuous as possible while a rehab is in progress.

If you're flipping in a middle to upper-middle class neighborhood, I would rip it out and drywall.Mike

No good.One of my workers rents the other side of the duplex "cousin" lives in, and they've called the police on this "cousin" and her children multiple times for noise disturbances, threats (from the mother and her boyfriend), and vandalization (the kids ripped my my workers vegetable garden and threw the veggies onto his porch!).

@Jay C.In one thread you ripped Realtors and now investors who use direct mail...How would the system work in Jay's World ?

Would that be an option or would they completely rip us off?

Also the crawl space was ripped apart by animals.

Any help is appreciated.. 18k +/- to rip it up and replace it with wood..