Then they were shocked when they found out where their money was going... 

PS - Commission rates were and are always negotiable, its a misconception that ONLY 6% could be charged or that it could no longer be charged  -- I wouldn't be shocked to still see 6% commission rates moving forward. 

Places like Alabama or Tennessee seem to check all your boxes, at least on a preliminary basis: plenty of deals will cash flow, the weather’s warm, and the risk of hurricanes is low.For instance, I’m in Birmingham, and you can purchase a rent-ready single-family home in a B/B+ neighborhoods here for about $100,000 to $130,000.

In recent years, a real estate Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Brian Dozier and Arda Hagopian shocked Southern California, leaving behind a trail of devastated investors and shattered dreams.

I'd never buy a development unless I was confident in the valuation and there was data to back the feasibility of the build. having preliminary approval is very different than permit ready where you can put a shovel in the ground day one.

You’d be shocked by how little actual screening many PMC’s do!

I wasn't interested in investing at the time, but I did have a chance to talk to a local broker and remember the asking prices being shockingly high compared to what the locals make.

That's still $1,000 to $1,200 more than I think is reasonable for what I am having done.When I turned in my taxes, she expressed that she was shocked at how organized my tax prep was.

 how about filing a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction to enjoin (stop) a foreclosure sale? 

You’d be shocked by how little actual screening many PMC’s do!