Looks like any way you slice it, you're going to win, the real question is how long are you willing to wait to eat your cake(I must sound like I love cake.

For trustee sale auction, the winning/final prices get posted the next day.

Their advice was you would have to be able to show 8-10 incidents of this behavior (for them to take it seriously), take it to the local PD, then the case MIGHT get kicked up to the DA's office and local RE commission.If you are the one being harmed and can win a civil lawsuit, most states have a recovery fund that will pay out on the judgment, and take it from the agent/broker''s commission(s) or assets, within a year of the judgment.

If the partnership is a win win for the both of us I say why not.

It's honestly a win/win situation.

Factor in these two cost differences in your Cost Flow analysis.The Duplex may win out if you can make a higher ROI or cash flow even after factoring in a higher maintenance budget.

Everyone wins, except the IRS, but they get thier money with future cheaper dollars.

Give him the credit report as "his win".

That is a win-able argument with the LA county assessor.

If you are new in RE, less than 10 years in the business, don't have a pot to spit in, I'd say you have a better chance at winning the lotery than getting a million dollar bank loan, regardless of what the property is or what it might be worth.Now, if the newbies will come down to earth at say a 100K property, an 80K would be better, a 1-4 property, those are deals that can be pulled down, otherwise, taking this to a million dollar deal is obsurd unless you have the horsepower and experience to own such a property.