Best of luck on your condo development...WAY too rich for my blood :).

Then, there's the blood from a turnip problem.

It smells like blood in the water.

Seems in my limited time here there is plenty of new blood showing up on a daily and weekly basis.

I think I see a little bit of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

It's very true the old saw about a flipper... an investor who puts blood, sweat, toil and tears into a property and upon sale often discovers that he has paid himself less than minimum wage (In some cases, waaayyy less than minimum wage)This is why it can be hard to find deals... if you treat your business as a business and not as a hobby or side job (For me, it isn't.

Scott, I remember speaking to a few people and they all told me the EXACT same things you say but there words were more like "Trust but Verify" lol....I didnt quit understsnd myself until I got in this business and the GC's i worked with smeltt new blood and completely tries to take advantage of me. luckly, I had some knowledgeable people around me!

The competition for deals is a blood bath.

Again, you could sue, but its hard to get blood from a rock.For the reasons above, you should have an escrow account set up with a lawyer IMO.

I figured it's in my blood, and it just seems like the most commonsense way to invest and have a good retirement and a good comfortable life while being my own boss.