Initially she was very happy and excited but after a day, she had a disagreement with the contractor and now she's not opening the door for the contractor to come in and finish the work.

It's not my 'best life' job. 

These are very expensive, but you have little choice.If this is a construction project, such as a flip, ensure the property fence and other physical protection are still in place.

You are in one of the best places to learn here!

This sounds very confusing.. 

Very expensive markets have the problem that when they get too expensive, they price people out of the market so they move. 

Their data and skip tracing isn't the best, but as you noted its cheap (you get what you pay for).

If you only have $25k to your name, and you have investors that understand the impact potentially losing that $25k would mean to you, they very well could say $25k is enough.As for encumbering a property you are syndicating with a second mortgage for your capital, no.

We're very excited!

What should have been a relaxing vacation for a wedding turned into a very stressful and expensive week resulting in half our party needing other accommodations."