Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

A big question is do you have the $25,000 to gamble?

Unless it can be established that they are scamming enormous sums, the police, FBI, attorney’s general, and the like, have bigger fish to fry and won’t lift a finger.

Depending on the zip code I was wondering could I gamble with them on a fix and flip or brrr.

A gamble on gambles of volatility moving certain ways in certain time windows..... 

This way, you can learn the ropes before tackling a larger property.Also, when investing out-of-state, make sure you establish your Core 4 Real Estate team.

This is because there’s well established case law that states a lender can only hold a guarantor personally liable if there was a benefit received.

Its good that you've already established some target markets, I'd recommend diving deep into 1 or 2 markets, then branching out. 

That project taught him that buyers in these well-established neighborhoods pay close attention to the details..things like making sure the ceiling lines are clean, storage is intuitive, and every inch feels purposeful rather than tacked on.For your project, thinking about the functionality of the added space is key.

In a waterfall, the GP is incentivized to stay the course, gambling the LPs equity, because the GP only makes money above 7%.