More potential for appreciation, maybe 500-600k in 5+ years, but large up front investment.

Myself I had my title company pull every NOD in the MSA which was 4 counties 2.5 mil people. create a spread sheet and they would up date it daily as new NOD's came in.they would give me address  lien position  tax information and lien judgment search.. having our title plants digitized and off shore allows for this data to be gotten in a few clicks.. then when I got my short list I would give them that list about 48 hours before the sale and they would do a date down for me on those..

In other words are the reasons for paying off debt early financial or emotional?   

There are certainly reasons to vertically integrate but only if those services can be performed better in house.

I’m allowed to withdraw 10% per year up to the ten years.

One of the many problems with HOAs is that their rates will always go up and never come down.

The sad truth is there's rarely recourse available or even when there is, it's not economical to pursue and very few who get hurt know what they signed up for in the first place.

He ended up pairing his syndication investment with a small rental property purchase that allowed him to maximize his REP hours, which made a big diference at tax time.It’s a bit complex, so I’d recommend chatting with your CPA to see if you can group your real estate activities or find an alternative way to leverage those passive losses.

She was under contract with a wholesaler to purchase a property in SC and every title company she called said they would not close the transaction--for the same reasons you mentioned.

There is a few active FB groups that have meet ups