Some students rave about their guru, some come and complain about how they got ripped off.There are a few patterns that raise yellow and/or red flags that we want to call out that are concerning, and we think community members should be skeptical about when deciding whether to spend thousands of dollars (sometimes tens of thousands of dollars) on guru training.6 Signs Your Real Estate ‘Guru’ Might Be a Rip-Off:1.

I have a feeling this trend will prevail in blue/purple states, not so much in red/business friendly States that are averse to overreach and overregulation by the government.  

The benefit of the outskirts of town: easier to find new place to build, land is cheaper, still in the path of gentrification and appreciation due to proximity to SLC market, no HOA to deal with, much less permitting and red tape, and these lead to new builds, which has the benefits of maximizing costseg and minimizing maintenance and repairs because the build is brand new.Happy to discuss by videoconference if you want, and I can pay you for your time. 

Huge red flag. 

Talk to zoning about possible simple storage structure.  

I would essentially need a partner for this little project, the zone is an R16. since I'm new, I barely know that r16 is a single family resident, zillow says potential subdivision.

Hello,My wife and I recently ventured into real estate investment and have acquired a 0.4-acre lot in a Bakersfield, within an R2-zoned area, Oleander Sunset.

Your tenant doesn't want to pay by the first, so that's a red flag.

Don't answer/engage if they are repeately bothering you, which is another red flag and negative on our scoring system. 

They then found out the basement was rental that all they had to do was paint it red and they had another rental.