,Fortunately, I was able to use gifted funds from a family member and everything went smoothly thereafter.

The other problem is if the inside of the pipe is not nice and smooth, the liner would assume the shape of whatever it is...so if you have some tree roots that breached into the pipe, that liner would take the shape of the root it unfolds over.

DF won't cause a problem if all is well, the deal goes smoothly, they pay on time etc,,but if you have to evict someone (they will say foreclose),,,someone later decides the deal is bad, etc,,that's when you will have a problemJust because someone will sign something today, and it 'seems ok', doesn't mean they won't have some lawyer looking for any loopholes later, which is when the problems will happen.I negotiate long, lengthy agreements on a daily basis (not REI), a deal could involve $50k in attorneys fees on each side,,,but we joke, that we throw the APA in the file cabinet, and as long as everybody does what they are suppose to, its never looked at again,,but the one deal that goes bad is why you spend the money to make sure everything is perfect,,,I was considering offering some lease to own deals before DF,,at this point I'm sitting on the sidelines seeing what happens, people far smarter than me with more money to throw at this will get it figured out

I have a pretty solid feeling that you're previous experience will make your transition into REI a smooth one.Here is a list of great books that may help while you have some spare time!

I'm always telling my mom to focus on what she's retiring "to" rather than just retiring "from" something.I hope your transition to the business of full time investor goes smoothly.

The process was quick and smooth.

I sure hope my 4th deal (when the time comes) goes semi smooth, I sure could use a break. lol

If you are a "hands-off" buy and hold investor (i.e. use a PM for the day to day running of your properties) then you will spend a lot of time during the acquisition phase and not that much time once your property is rented and running smoothly.

Hopefully closing goes smoothly for you!

I think that the contract, closing, hand money, liens, back taxes, etc needs to be better explained, (to me anyway) I just wanted to know how to keep things running smoothly and professionally when you get your first deal.