Again while they may legally be bound to an agreement, you are going to have to go through the court system to get them to abide by it, and that is not going to be easy or cheap.I see your point.

I don't think its as easy as people make it out to be. 

However, all properties in the funds are stable and we still feel pretty confident that things will pan out well.Our biggest gamble in all of our investing was with Goodegg.

Without a solid plan, fix & flips would be huge gamble.

Then the person is soured on gambling on real estate and not around here to answer questions. 

I agree that is will be a gamble as to how well it will do.Also, ask the owner if they will entertain partial owner financing to keep from dragging family and friends into this risky business venture.Maybe even rent from owner for a year with right to sublease to see how it goes before committing to a purchase.

Cashflow is guaranteed, Appreciation is gambling, blah blah blah.

Note I strive to minimize cash flow because it gets taxed versus other RE return are easy to defer or avoid the taxes.  

Is your house in an area that is appreciating, easy to get good tenants? 

Stock picking is gambling pure and simple.