Its horrible to breath in, and I would also check to see if there is any asbestos in there.

Welcome to BP Charles,Here is my 0.2Live and breathe Real Estate and keep rolling with the punches no matter what.One of my favorite sayings is "Make a passion an obsession and you will never work a day in your life".Thanks

I'll let the agent know we would consider that, but I won't hold my breath on that working out.

Not holding my breath, though.As to your questions there were plenty of red flags which were even made public on the portals site before it completely funded. 

They're not REI's, and your likelihood of convincing them to somehow become REI's is a waste of your breath.

Take care out there.It is a breath of fresh air when newbie investors see that it isn't as easy as it sounds and seek help.

Read that three times, take a deep breath, internalize, and sound out goosfraba before you post again.

I have days at that place where I literally wish I could just hold my breath until I was dead.

Keep your frustrations to a minimum (at least showing them) and when you start to get frustrated, take a deep breath, and think about all the people that have been discouraging you and how their attitudes will be completely reversed in ten years when you're financially secure, and they're still trying to figure out what they are going to do with their lives living paycheck to paycheck.

I'm not looking to buy or sell so save your breath there, I simply want to learn how the process works.