Its up to you the investor to realize this before you invest in these kind of vehicles. 

Be sure to actually contact the landlord for verification—fake references are more common than you’d think.In-Person Meeting: Meeting potential roommates in person is a great way to get a feel for compatibility.

Not sure of very many places you can get that kind of return on a $1,000 investment.So, let's see...initial output of $1,000 ROI of $11,000...isn't that 1,000%?!

., longer-term, amortized, require escrow, commonly modified b/c of prepayments, etc.)? 

What is the kind of timeline you are looking for also?

What kind of investment property are you thinking of going for? 

This money gets added onto the back of the loan kind of like a VA funding fee does. 

Thank youIt's common to get better service and better terms from a Mortgage Broker than from a bank, along with more flexibility. 

I have a relative that has some flipping experience (2 successful flips) kind of mentoring me along.

Kind of like asking if people like cars pro/con; then finding out later you're a car salesperson; versus Truck/Motorcyle/Mass transit.Read back through my comment and yours, we said the same thing.