I doubt there were any projects, other than your standard issue Ponzi scheme.

Be aware, they do not practice safe creative financing nor do they understand how to deal with the problems as they arise.

We sign a completely new lease with the new tenant after we make sure that they meet our rental standards.

Section 8 tenants can be great, but the properties do have to meet specific housing standards, so factor in potential renovation costs to ensure compliance.

But it's a great tool for practicing analyzing deals :)

He is not a licensed financial professional, which is convenient because he does not have to adhere to strict regulatory standards such as disclosing conflicts of interest and how he gets compensated as noted.  

I do the standard buy and hold but the property has to be bought at a discount - 85% of ARV is my maximum - including purchase price and rehab.

As a few others have mentioned I think the 15% fee for MTR is the typical industry standard but it can depend on the area

Europe has much more relaxed drinking standards than the US. 

My wife and I are looking at buying a property that we can live in and fix up (cosmetically) and then either rent it out as a standard SFH or as a short term rental.