If not, partner up with someone who is and pass the lead for a referral, or split the profit for some teaching.Her options here are limited, because it looks like she wont be able to sell either one without bringing money to the table.

You may invest in excellent co's with great earnings but as you see, there are larger powers at work that will destroy them.Invest your 401ks that have limited choices in TIPS funds, take your 5% and be happy (currently over 12% YOY).The rest?

It's on a battery backup (about 24 hours worth of power) if the electricity is turned off or power is removed.I guess a burglar could smash the transmitter unit to keep it from calling out, but they'd have to be able to find it and destroy it within 20 seconds of breaking in, so I'm not sure they'd be able to do that unless they had been casing the place and knew exactly where it was.Regardless, the high pitched alarm is generally enough to scare off any intruders...at least in my experience...

One point to getting a property under contract is to gain control so maybe the seller wont sell to someone else behind your back.

She agreed, but he wont sign the contract.

ok so most likely I wont be able to help them out out.

I for one wont stand for it.

What other options are there to finance the last $150K (down payment) without destroying the cash-flow?

One lady yelled at me because she had already given her 30 days notice.... like it was MY fault she chose not to pay her payments and destroy her credit.

the biggest issue you'll have is that most hard money lenders wont do loans for owner occupancy.