I don’t really understand all the recognition it’s been getting.

If you like to be risky with your capital maybe try putting it in some index funds, crypto, or stocks that you believe in and understand and then take it out when its made a good return and then use it for the downpayment.  

However, your mother-in-law is a related party to your wife.Given this, it's important to understand how the title is held on your rental condo?

Doing thorough research, understanding the market dynamics, and having a team you can trust are key.

Seller is understandably getting really upset, because what the bank is asking for could take weeks and we were already supposed to have closed.Any adviceAloha Leah, this is very common as the other lender stated above.

I currently broker LIHTC multi-family for a large firm coast to coast and am also interested in MF in the Arizona submarkets as well, and will eventually invest on that scale - I just figure breaking into the state through SFH flips may be a more risk adverse way to understand the pros and cons to phoenix submarkets.

Not an attorney but it's my understanding a notice of lien must be filed prior but why not just pay it and get the issue resolved 

The best thing you can do to fully understand how our business works is to set up a call with one of our investment strategists to provide you more details, answer your questions, and learn about your specific goals to see if our investment model is the right fit for you.Rent To Retirement is a real estate investment marketplace.

I've always gotten the "feeling" that they are trying to do the right thing.1 or 2 clients having an issue with a builder is understandable. 15 is at best, professional negligence.

And your net worth will thank you.If you still want to go ahead, you'd be better off buying a house than an apartment because, while the value of the building itself will go to 0, you'll still have the value of the land, bearing in mind that the land might actually lose value too given the depopulation and the yen depreciation.Sorry if I'm pooping a party but make sure you understand what you're getting into (which you're already doing by asking the forum) and then make the decision that's right for you according to your objectives.