Be realistic... how much time do you have to devote to this? 

As with all areas, there are plenty of scam artists, and you can read plenty of articles about the Indy ones. 

The ways in which someone can trick or scam you in real estate are numerous so it would be difficult to comment specifically based on what you've provided, but just the fact that someone took the time to go to a meetup and give you a business card offering to provide their service in and of itself isn't sketchy.

Thank youThat sounds like he easily meets the majority test since 100% of his time is devoted to real estate.

As with all areas, there are the good guys and scam artists - I would love to help connect you with the good guys. 

When you post something in certain categories, you may quickly receive inquiries asking to send you a code "so they can make sure your real" or have you email them. this is a major scam.

@Ayana Rose this was a smart move as you probably would've been scammed or highly taken advantage of during the transaction.My lenders are comfortable at 75% LTV and I have a small hand that will go to 80% LTV in LARGE markets.

I'm using do hard money I have read they low ball on the evaluation for arv is this true can they use foreclosures for arv. I have 4 h pi use in the area that sold for over 130 one on the market for 150 and the rest r...

What tells you it’s a scam?

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris Scam and/or Morris Invest Scam for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.