Hopefully, there are others in this same situation that can benefit from this thread.Here’s some background information on why I’m asking.I’ve been in the military for 11 years, then been working as a contractor in combat zones the last five years.

We are trained to know what are fraudulent transactions.

While I have found that duplexes have better cash flow than SFRs in this area due to the taxes, I may look towards 3-4 unit properties to combat the taxes further -- 1 unit pays for taxes, another for expenses, and then another is straight cash flow.  

I hope you got an inspection contingency clause put into the P&S agreement as you could still back out if more problems come up in the inspectionNow the cash-out refi could work but that would require you to rent out the property for at least 6 months and pay closing costs again and now that the home is worth more you would have to make sure you will cash flow because everything from the taxes to the mortgage payment will be more per monthWith this being said the profit is there if everything with the comps are correct so I would say if you feel comfortable with it to go with that route.I also now am seeing this is a 3-month-old post so if it is going well then congrats if not then you will get'em next time (hopefully not losing money in the process) but if you didn't do the deal out of fear then I would say hit the books again (aka laptop) and get to studying and learning about all of your fears to see if more knowledge can combat those fearsHope this helps, good luck :)

Get a HELOC, then quit claim it, in a short period of time will show intent, that's also intent as to bank fraud, lie about the use of funds, the use of collateral or your real intent is plain fraudulent. 

Not here to combat users or put down others, only want to foster growth and further provide info for other users.

Realizing that I tend to ignore their weekly messages and emails about new deals, I was wondering how I might combat this with my business as it grows larger.A couple ideas I have are that they are sending out bland texts and emails with nothing other than the address, price, and their phone number.

had had some local support and knowledgeable guidance from other combat vets, the results for both of you might have been much different. 

What actions do you take to prevent yourself from being victimized by deed fraud, by a fraudulent deed filed after purchase (as title insurance won't cover in this case) on an out-of-state investment property?

Do we have a leg to stand on to have holder of funds give partial dispursement to both parties due to fraudulent handling of earnest money and ammendment?