As @Doug Merriott expressed, keep your checkbook close and the podcasts closer.

I have co-workers that commute from as far away as Crystal Lake (google it) or Kenosha, WI and get in via the express train.

There is a REI group that meets at the pasta express in SGF on Thursdays and a new one that just started in branson.

@Dmitriy - did NOT say write check to yourself my friend - I said write a check, which would be to seller - and your observation that loan can not be taken is in direct contradiction to self directed IRA structure - please see video on link above also FYI - we have investors doing this every day, so setting up your self directed IRA with checkbook (as the expression goes) does NOT delete the custodian, it only positions the custodian so that you do not need his/her permission to go to the bathroom - si ?

That is, just because a Mortgage or Tax Lien can foreclose, they do not have any superior or expressed right to the title of the real property.  

I am comfortable with this property and with waiving the inspection contingency....Here's the problem....Where I live (Western PA) it is REQUIRED by my county that in order to close on a property, a dye test is mandatory, and zoning/planning explained that regardless of what the bank says, a third party inspection is mandatory... period.The Bank has expressed that they are selling strictly as is, and do not want any inspections done.

If the Investor is relying on the crowdfunding site for the due diligence, they would be making a big mistake.My advice to anyone vetting a crowdfunding deal is to: 1: Ensure the Developer/Operator has significant skin in the deal, especially on an equity deal. 2: Ensure that the return calculations are accurate - are they conveniently excluding some fees or costs in the calculation; is the return expressed as an Annual return for a deal maturing less than a year?

My wife's niece had recently expressed an interest in this also, so I've been sharing all the books, websites and advice I've acquired so far with her and helping to educate her on some of the basics and techniques.  

I'm currently employed with American Express as an Engineer for them.

.-  Don't tell me you have a property, and then when I express interest, tell me that you're not sure if/when you can arrange a showing.