I'd also examine if there is any investor activity (large or small in new developments in any neighborhoods adjacent to where you are considering purchasing. 

If you have examined the matter and have determined you are still in the right, you can turn it over to a collection agency and let them pursue it.

However, since you are looking in the rearview mirror, you have the added advantage of knowing the actual rates of return and reinvestment for each of the years being examined, so could precisely determine your real rate of return over the period.

When the light comes on everything will be viewed differently I think.I'm not going to beat this further, but much of it is pretty easy for those who were doing conventional financing before the sub-prime era.I've spent several hours, more than I should, trolling through the instructions for examiners of the CFPB.

Eventually you will may have the means to do deals without that partners funds and if all they contribute is cash, you might be better off with a different arrangement.Example: first 4 deals 50/50, then we re-examine or something like that.

Hello guys/gals im preparing to take my real estate exam in the next 2 weeks and im finishing up the class that im in.

You also took your state exam in the same day as well?

When I was an examiner I couldn't have an account insured by FDIC, try that!

I will begin by examining operating costs.Operating CostsBelow is a comparison of income taxes, insurance, and property taxes for Ohio and Florida, along with Nevada as a reference point.Sources:State average insurance costState average property taxState Income TaxTo put this in perspective, below is the annual overhead cost for a $400,000 property.To achieve the same net cash flow, a property in Columbus would have to generate almost $5,000 ($8447 - $3544) more in annual rent than one in Las Vegas due to higher operating costs.Rent ControlRent control can prevent you from increasing your rent to keep pace with inflation, limit your ability to select the best tenant, or remove a non-performing tenant cost-effectively and expeditiously.

I have also completed a 63-hour Pre-License Real Estate Sales Associate Course, and I plan on taking the state exam in the coming months for my License in the State of Florida.