The new property owner of the adjacent lot has decided we should 'give' him the easement, and has put up a chain across the easement, and started a suit against us.

Perhaps if your investment appetite allows for long-term buy & holds, you may be sitting on a gold mine.

It's certainly not a pot of gold, but it is a worth while endeavor if the data is readily available. 

Further, it's a guru training, dealing in notes as if they were flapjacks, poor due diligence, structured market and chains and I'd bet not much financial training or risk analysis.....those I've read addressing the "program" lacked expertise but thought they knew.

Well my first major mistake turned into a pot of gold, but at the moment it happened it looked like lights out.

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If the information available isn't enough of a benefit here, having peers to answer questions and hold you accountable is worth its weight in gold.

@Isaac Essex Ha - I wish this was all true but it isn’t - flat fee listing agreement just to get your property and MLS are OK if you’re a seasoned investor and have been through many closings and transactions before - if you think that all a real estate agent does is put the property in MLS and then show up at a closing and have the closing company do all the work, you’re sadly mistaken - Real estate agents meet inspectors at the property, contractors, negotiate on the interest of their parties behalf usually resulting in a higher price, explain and educate the buyer on the contracts and addendum’s that need to be included, deal with homeowners associations and condo associations, Coordinating with lenders, insurance companies, attorneys, arrange for your property to be shown to pre-qualified buyers waiting for a property to show up BEFORE your property hits MLS, dealing with the closing company to correct all their mistakes prior to closing, etc - I could go on - I hope new investors will read this and take note - it’s a learning process people - a good agent is worth their weight in gold until your a seasoned investor

The title chains were layered with quit claim deeds, old land contracts and utility liens as well!   

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