Does it make sense to cheap out over the few thousand dollars it will cost to go through a proper escrow and title process?

If an asset is throwing off a certain yield that is not commiserate with it's risk, then investors will then begin paying more for that asset, thus decreasing it's yield....or start paying less for the asset which would increase it's yield, until it was at the proper risk/return rate to produce the yield that is truly reflective of it's risk.The problem is novice real estate investors get the risk/reward correlation backwards.

Though I appreciate the idea of finding online resources and studying them, I find that a curated, tried and true formula (if it works) is much more worth my time than spending time trying to find which resource works best and then spitballing the ideas until something sticks. 

Remember, the real estate community is a great resource for support and guidance along the way.Good luck!

Or they could never get to the latter, because they never had the beginning characteristics which include the former to develop properly. 

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

Without proper boots on the ground, your property will never get the proper love & respect it truly deserves (I get it.

But I do not have to wake up and use the most valuable resource in the world - time - to contribute to another individual's or corporation's wealth.

I've built a $18M RE portfolio without ever having to do a syndication.I hope I answered your question properly!

Always happy to connect and share stories and resources.