Check their calendar, if they don't have one, I'd think they would be running a pretty lose ship by the seat of their pants and be disorganized.....not good.I'd also leave my checkbook and credit cards at home.

They do have some on-line learning resources as I recall, also.Personally, I am affiliated with another REI education group and I am as BIG a proponent of "learn it before you try to do it" as anyone would be in any other field of endeavor, such as plumbing, carpentry, concrete, electrical work, culinary arts, tonsorial arts, etc.Here's how -I- measure the value of paid education: if paying whatever they're asking up front keeps you from losing 2- to 5-times or more that amount due to mistakes in a deal or structuring your business entities, was it worth it to get educated and prevent costly mistakes?...

The likelihood is that he is going to not perform, trash your property (what's he got to lose?)

Doing illegal things to try and take this into your own hands will cause you to lose even more money than you already are losing in lost rent.

It will require about 8-10k for a new paint job before we rent it though.On the other hand, if we sold the house, we would be losing around 20k after realtor fees, closing costs, etc.  

There is no win but lots of lose in this type of situation. 

You have nothing to lose by asking.I'm looking at a parking lot right now to purchase but need seller financing again to help with the down payment.

But assuming that once you file it is a quick process of a couple days then it seems it's just an attempt at being equitable to all parties involved....especially the one that is "losing" on the deal.

Or, risk losing your friends and alienating your family.

So, in order to get into RE investment and grow what I have now, to be able to retire between the next 5-10 years, I'll appreciate your guidance.Here are my questions/concerns, considering I am 61:If I take out X-amount from my IRA, I'll get taxed and lose a big chunk of the money.