Asking strangers how to spend your money is a fool's errand.

Then, each person with money in the deal would get an 8% preferred dividend until they get all of their money back.

Then they receive the money and you still keep your money and earn money on it.

It is a tough market but the money is insane so people just open business and run until they get caught and sell and open again. 

I understand the safest option is to have a lawyer review the lease, but I figured I'd try to answer my beginner questions here and not waste the lawyers time (and my money) on the "for dummies" explanation.Thank you!

You didn't mention having other money available.

Real estates makes money when you purchase the property.

From what I've read, focusing on equity building would look like building equity in the first property, then once you have some equity built up you can do something like a refi with a cash out, or using the equity as collateral, to put money towards another property, and so on. 

They hold your money, spend it without your permission and you have to call and email incessantly to get a release of your monthly draw.

It's not so much that he is hard for me to understand, but I think the severity of my situation is hard for him to understand.Come onThe short of it is that my husband has extremely high conflict is extremely money hungry, and it really has nothing better to do with her time.