The post is not so much a lesson in what not to do as it is soap opera entertainment; otherwise, why tell us the whole saga about being beaten?

And even then they didn't fail because they then learned what not to do.

But then the important things are to share it in as many places as possible, try to syndicate it on other sites, like blog aggregation and what not.

The odds are with those who minimize that risk and maximize safety through knowing how to do things, what not to do and what to look out for.

I've used the techniques in this book at work and on roommates with great success but I'm just nervous about applying the Ackerman Model in price negotiations, especially when all I can do is advise my realtor to use these open ended questions and what not then turn it over to him and wait to hear how it goes.

Guess what, not a single one of us here are. 

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris scam and/or Morris Invest scam for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

Then they have a strike system for noise complaints and what not.

Getting it for the status of things and whatnot, especially vehicles.

You remove all the bidding wars and what not that come with a auction block.