I'm just not devoting enough time to getting everything rolling.

It's either a great investment, or a complete scam.

I probably need to look for a less demanding W2 so I can enjoy the next ~5 years and have a little more time to devote to RE to determine if it's right for us, while still making a good income in case it's not.

I watched a documentary called "the patent scam" - these poor mid-large companies are dealing with cut throat attorneys that know how to work the system causing them to pay millions in legal fees or settle.

Let me educate you all on true SEO and correct backlinking so that people like you NEVER agian get scammed into paying for this garbage.Every aspect of SEO is all centered around value to your traffic.

One thing a lot of people get mixed up with is capital investment and equity.. if you don't explain this properly the investor may think you are scamming him.

~Is this a scam?

NO lender is going to send you copy of their bank account.. they might have to prove up to a seller or the sellers agent but never send it to you right out of the gate.. and all the other things you discovered its just an off shore scammer trying to scam those that dont know what they dont know.

Just because a real estate deal loses money or pauses does not mean its a ponzi or a scam. 99% of them ARE NOT.Why are you contacting the SEC?

I want to get an equity line of credit on my rental but I believe I just got scammed by Crowne Lending Services.