I can believe your head is spinning with all there is to do in REI.

I do see quite a spin in your prsentation as he is still on the note and walks away from his collateral and management leaving him in a very bad position.

I have read some books and surfed online about money and investing etc but it all makes my head spin as it has gotten so much more sophisticated and uncertain.

I guess after doing research until my head spins it comes down to buying a condo and paying it off quick, or buying a house with a suite and paying it off over a longer period of time, with the help of a renter.

Jump on that so fast it makes your head spin.

I'm fairly sure he would spin his wheels and never get it done, and continue to run his property into the ground.

So often, we get so excited at the prospect of working with a client, that we can spin our wheels looking for something that doesn't exist. 

There are a lot of Kansas City folks here on BP, but I think I can only come up with 20 or 30 names and out of that about 5 to 10 that are really active in the market and investing, at the local REIA there is on average 130 to 150 people at a meeting, with on average 20 or 30 very active investors - PLUS local contacts to build your team.Plus the local REIA also offers discounts on a lot of national vendors to save you money.When I started out, we went around and around, but seemed to be spinning our wheels, we joined the local REIA group and started getting somewhere.  

If it's just an individually owned company that unties bundles to spin off, they may not, if they are an insured loan servicing company they may cover their acquisition and holding period. 

(assuming it's a significant amount of money)Otherwise, I'm afraid you might be spinning your wheels since you're already getting pushed back from the court system.