If you watch my posts, I tend to write fairly lengthy responses.

This was a very lengthy discussion why, but it made sense.  

I suggest a few things, an attorney --- some investors never speak about the law regarding Real Estate (maybe they don't know) but each state have lengthy laws around real estate.

The rules for these can be a bit complex and lengthy for a post.

I will sometimes also buy one of the books that gets recommended near the end of a show if I do some research and feel it will be beneficial in the areas I am trying to invest in.Sorry this was kinda lengthy, but my single biggest regret is the amount of money I spent on "Guru's" that I could have had to put towards an actual deal!

i will live in one of the units. ps. thank you for the lengthy response.

I am not afraid of a challenge but I just do not want to be in a position where I get into a legal battle that gets dragged on for a lengthy period of time.

The initial walk through revealed minor cosmetic repairs are needed and was after a HARD lengthy rain of a day or two.

DF won't cause a problem if all is well, the deal goes smoothly, they pay on time etc,,but if you have to evict someone (they will say foreclose),,,someone later decides the deal is bad, etc,,that's when you will have a problemJust because someone will sign something today, and it 'seems ok', doesn't mean they won't have some lawyer looking for any loopholes later, which is when the problems will happen.I negotiate long, lengthy agreements on a daily basis (not REI), a deal could involve $50k in attorneys fees on each side,,,but we joke, that we throw the APA in the file cabinet, and as long as everybody does what they are suppose to, its never looked at again,,but the one deal that goes bad is why you spend the money to make sure everything is perfect,,,I was considering offering some lease to own deals before DF,,at this point I'm sitting on the sidelines seeing what happens, people far smarter than me with more money to throw at this will get it figured out

Why the variability and why the lengthy timelines?