So take this with a grain of salt.

I have a flip going on right now in a high end area of Salt Lake City.

And what active RE investor worth his salt can't earn 12%?

Talking waterfront here, so the appraisal I have seen is taken with a grain of salt.

The local REIA clubs are excellent and can help you meet people who are actually doing it.The Salt Lake REIA is tonight.

The common wisdom here on BP from my perspective is that many of the veterans and experienced investors here believe that BP and all the free advice ( some great, some who knows) will give investors starting out everything they need to know to get into the RE Bizz and there is no need to pay huge dollars for education ( Guru Ciruit) or over pay for cash flow rentals ( turn key business) It s my personal opinion that all of this needs to be taken with a grain of salt.

I have to develop the systems as I go because this is not full time for me.I am far from what I would consider "experienced" so certainly take this all with a grain of salt.

Apparently you have to have a certain robustness to your builds around here due to hurricanes, earthquakes, and salt air, so I am thinking the foundation is probably fine.

I do not, so take my thoughts with a grain of salt.

I'm not an attorney and really am just guessing when it comes to this, so please take my opinion with a grain of salt ;-).I can not believe that you, as a tenant, would be responsible for tree damage.And then there's that little law that doesn't allow someone to make you sign away your rights.