However, it may take longer to save up the necessary funds, delaying your entry into the real estate market.Ultimately, the key is to strike a balance between risk and reward that aligns with your goals and financial situation.

And Joe (on the surface) strikes me as a regular guy and approachable.

Those people know very little and will buy anything that strikes their fancy.

We had a similar situation where teachers in my state went on strike.

(What the city tells me is that they don't want to have to strike deals with each platform.

What strikes me is the wholesaler with the deal coming to you looking for your buyers.

You may think striking a deal with these guys is a one-way ticket to swimming with cement shoes and alligator infested swamps.

We had a rent strike, which ended when Sunrise agreed to sell the park to us for fair market value.  

@Brad Sand & @Bill BrandtIt strikes me that, of course, incompetence is part of this--as @Bruce Woodruff put it "One would have to be a complete idiot to do something like this anytime/anywhere."

I've asked tons of ppl and called some title companies and I keep striking out.