"Without spending a dime of our own money"  False.

Yes, buy it and then sell it.Taking money outside of closing and not disclosing it on a HUD is a federal violation, it's also tax evasion, filing false tax reports for you and the other two parties.  

Anyway, the husband He became pushy and demanding about more than just the property mgmt and I really struggled with the issue of standing up to him for fear of losing his business - which was completely absurd because he couldn't have moved out that quickly.  

Then you box the cut and finish the walls as desired, or false-wall it in front of the cut all the way around, and there's your finished basement. 

They just made fast cash, falsely inflated property values and looked the other way. 

I've never heard of what your asking sounds absurd to me that someone can place a utility in someone elses name without their permission. 

There's some major false comments here.

There is a false message out there that says "be your own banker" using these policies.

The problem is, real estate cannot endlessly increase by such absurd amounts.When I was first getting started and trying to understand the dynamics at work, the basic ways real estate prices interact with people's income and things such as inflation probably would have been helpful information.  

Just as we changed the game by creating a community dominated by actual investors and other real estate professionals with their feet on the ground, I think we can and must do the same with a BiggerPockets conference.With that in mind, I've been brainstorming this thing for a long time now, and have had a few false starts, but I've connected with someone that I believe can help us put on a hugely successful event.