So you might be living in the US or in Europe, investment properties are bought to outsource and earn from the cashflow.

depending on where you are in NJ you might have the Lehigh Valley in PA a couple hours away, or Delaware, etc. you can go to meetups, see places in person, and start to build a network.

@Raif Jochim I personally like having my primary paid off.

There are quite a few solutions out there so that even the most tech challenged person can pay electronically.

If you've personally seen the applications and trust what they're doing on the front end to screen these residents it seems like this is an anomaly, at least for the 38128 property.

Financial Highlights•Acquisition Price: $72,000•Renovation Costs: $35,600•Total Investment: $107,600•Funds: raised from personal savings and private lender How did you add value to the deal?

Real estate investing is forgiving; the average person can still make money even with some big mistakes.

Yes, I'm a Property Manager in the greater Phoenix area.We are a mid-size property manager, large enough to have great tools and support but small enough to provide personal service.

what kind of investment was/is this  a little more detail may protect others if you think this person is a financial predator.  

And considering I think a person who puts in plain black and white that integrity and character of the operator are key -- and then does something underhanded and incompetent is just mind-boggling to consider -- so I'm only left with a negative feeling about the documents these darned attorneys dream up!