It's a public forum, choose to follow the advise of posters with great care.Most investors doing rent to own, L/O and contracts have followed old methods for decades, most IMO are behind the times and while they can read things in black and white in federal laws, they don't always understand the intent, even attorneys have trouble in some areas of financial regulations.

Men often look at things in black and white but sometimes lack empathy that can be used and helpful in certain situations.

We would often have to feed tiny amounts of cash to keep in the black. 

I'm learning a lot from this forum, the podcasts and just recently from the first Black Diamond Real Estate meeting here in Waltham that I attended.I'm looking for mentors in all fields.

I am being black balled by all lenders it seems.

(They were into goth, black hair and nails, tatts, etc, but GREAT TENANTS... picture of them with grandma on the wall :)   I had to consider the month or more rents lost if they left.. they leave end of month, i can't do a turnaround in less than a week or two, so by the time i advertise and get a new occupant, 30 unpaid days blew by. 

My personal favorite is the Black Diamond event in Waltham every other month (Alternates each month with their other location in Worcester, just had this months meeting so the next Waltham one is in May). 

I'm not trying to pick an argument with you, but the fact is that there is a black eye surrounding our industry and it is up to all of us to improve that integrity.The go zone, if done correctly, and in the right area is a very very very good investment, especially to those with passive income and heavy income tax liability over the last 5 years.

Now I'm getting blamed for the stunts pulled by others . . . maybe we need to move this to the Politics forum.Don't forget that I also started the war in Afghanistan and was the cause of the Black Plague.

It could be as simple as black text on white paper, or a complex color sign.