If I fund the reno (during my lease period) and I don't end up purchasing the property, I will be out a great deal of money without receiving the reward of my extra investment.

I’ve complained numerous times as well as other neighbors who have since moved out because of her smoking.

A lot of contractors cannot float or front money for any length of time and this will become an issue as you progress in the project if the GC is strapped for cash.Overall if you can get a lender, HUD consultant, and GC that have worked together on numerous deals together, your project has a much better chance of going smoother when you are in the rehab phase. 

I've found people numerous times on Craigslist who have hauled junk, including refrigerators, away for free for me.

Getting my license and working with investors here in the Chicago market has been one of the most rewarding career choices I have ever made.

That could be OK, because they stay on my site click around browse pages and google rewards me for this.But facebook or twitter.. is horrible because if you attract the wrong traffic, people bounce and google will think your site sucks monkeyballz, and guess who will go down in ranks.That is why you want organic traffic from the right keywords.Look at my average time on page.I heard that the average time on page for investors websites is about 45 seconds.

The effort/reward ratio is too high out there. 

Mentorship is fun and rewarding and most people are saints so this guy is likely doing the best he can for you.

The ones that understand that when they do right by you, they will reap better rewards long-term are actually not as prevalent as you may think.

They have the necessary systems in place to handle the numerous obstacles thrown at them through the life-cycle of the note.