They market it , rent it and maintain it for you but they keep 50% of your profits and limit you from using it for more than a few months a year  under their contracts , contracts are usually for 3 years , if you put it there you can not pull it out.

They can also be a good exit strategy for an investor who used a hard money loan and would like to refinance to pull cash out for their next investment property deal.

Pulling the cash out that you paid for a property is called delayed financing and that allows you to pull the cash out, and with some lenders the closing costs you paid.

(I was communicated that their was a kitchenette permit pulled for the garage by my real estate agent during the purchase process. )Any suggestion for temporary solutions for this would be greatly appreciated.

The best way to buy a good deal from a wholesaler would be to pull your on comps or have a realtor pull them for you.

Its an outright scam that they pulled on you and you should fire them immediately.

I think it is going to be harder to pull equity from the multifamily properties when they are priced higher (at retail) because they are investment properties. 

She waited until I was out of state at my stepmom's funeral to pull this stunt.

I would pull up outdated properties on the market, and walk the properties with the contractor to get bids on what to do..

I just did one on one of my Detroit duplexes, pulled out $103,000, and I'm using that for new acquisitions.