You can tell by her cadence that she is an ESOL investor and I suspect she genuinely got taken by the "invest out of state" mentality.

Over the last few months, I've received a handful of genuinely stupid offers. 

I then located the property with GPS and was able to demonstrate that the flood and fire risk was not valid.

.: @Henry Clark The GPs make the bulk of their money from fees.

Thank you for your genuine concern, everyone!

I got my aged shelf corporation without any hitches, and I was genuinely pleased with the whole experience.

There was no high pressure selling in his office and I found him to be a very genuine, likable guy. 

@Thomas SantellaI am genuinely curious, did you truly borrow 100% of the funds for your deals - to include EMD, closing costs, down payment, etc.?

Seriously, I am genuinely curious. 

And while years will have to pass before we can really understand the nuances of what leads to losses in each deal, and how to parse out what is due to gross negligence, what is due to incompetence, what is due to fraud, and what is due to bad luck, there are decisions that GP and LP investors have to make right now, to get the “least bad” outcome in a given investment.Some GPs are trying to raise capital via capital calls.