Fraud is a universal concern, so it's essential to conduct thorough due diligence and work with reliable legal and financial advisors.Regarding Bali, it's true that foreigners cannot own land freehold due to Indonesian law.

Quote from @Jackie Liu: Hello BP member, I'm currently doing my due diligence on a potential prospect, during my search of the prospect's current residence I'm finding some information that does not match what was on the application.

However, if communication continues to be lacking, or if you receive inconsistent updates, it’s crucial to be prepared for the possibility that you may need to pursue legal recourse.Protect Yourself Moving Forward: If you do recover your investment or start new ventures, consider more stringent due diligence in the future.

Quote from @V.G Jason: The excuses people make to invest at the most casual level is appalling.I'm not going to sit here and compare lives, but trust me folks with 20x the amount of stuff on their plate can go out there and invest properly in RE by doing their diligence.

Like anything do your own due diligence.

How much capital do you have available, since even if you successfully syndicate a deal, you are still out of pocket for earnest deposit, due diligence costs, formation costs, etc until you reimburse yourself from the raise.

if you do a search on the recent forum posts you will find Ohio mentioned a lot as attractive places to invest, make sure you do due diligence and also have boots on the ground and connect with realtors and investors in that area.Hope this helps and I wish you the best!!

Do your due diligence to look for a few that suits your interest and focus on that.

.### Due DiligenceBefore buying an REO property, conduct thorough due diligence.

I've told him no multiple times, that I'm firm on the agreed upon price since he had time ample time for due diligence and if he wants lower, then I want to void the cancel the sales agreement so that I can put it back on market.