Folks just have to realize NO money up front and especially.I wish BP would be able to tag the American Greed episode on REmington financial and tag Ingrid Robinsons website .. these were classic cases of fake lenders.. with Ingrid being the victim and taking down Remington who had been doing this for over 20 years.. those guys had some cajones they took Due Diligence and deposit money for all those years but never over 10k so anyone complaining it would not go anywhere.. it was said on the show that in all those years they closed no more than 3 or 5 loans.. both the principals got major prison time.the issue today is most of these folks are hiding on the internet or are off shore very tough to catch and your not getting any funding or money back thats a given.

As I've said earlier in this thread, the biggest problem for American housing is supply, something that benefits those of us who hold RE assets.

If you buy basic American appliances without fancy doo-dads, they generally last a long time and you don't need any extended warranties. 

you are not alone nor dumb, i read an American study that 40% of home flippers lose or only break even on their projects. please talk to an attorney with bankruptcy and real estate experience before filing as could have long term complications.

Hey @Elliot Mitchell  😃I think we need to learn as a society to do MORE hard things!

"Stocks have returned, on average, about 8% to 12% per year while real estate has generated returns of 2% to 4% per year," says Peter Earle, an economist at the American Institute for Economic Research.

We live in an extremely litigious society, and we have a lot of tools to protect our assets.

Even though he has an American military APO address, he's not picking up the Registered mail package from the base. 

Also, given the huge amount of American and other foreign direct investment in Mexico, much of which being is in the form of real estate investments, it is in the country's vital interest to protect the interests of these investors.

There are a few Home Warranty companies such as American Home Shield, First American Home Warranty, Choice Home Warranty, Old Republican Home Protection, just to name a few.