They bridge the gap between the unknown of how to get started and the successful real estate investment operation.

Did you get even one deal, or did you continue to play on the sidelines; allowing fear of the unknown and fear of loss to stop you?

Lots of plumbing, flooring, tying back into the stack or moving it etc....just way to much to trust to unknown people. 

It is unknown if there is equity in the property or not.

Answer: NEITHER, they are both awful.This was a senseless act done for some unknown, bizarre reason.

Its one of those "two equations in two unknowns" type problems from high school math.An experienced agent, knowledgable in the area, can also give you some ideas.Now, separate the things that are fixable from the things that aren't.

I really think in her case, its a matter of the unknown and after realizing the get out of debt and stay out of debt mentality, she has swung to the ultra conservative side, is nervous when it comes to REI, and wants to make sure we're never in debt again.

He's turned it into a multi-million dollar guru business, with all the worst guru tricks, getting people to shell out $25K or more to be guru'd by some low-level flunkie with unknown credentials.

Even after years, hundreds of deals, millions of dollars, they still have questions and concerns.If you want to know everything before you take the 1st step... if you use fear of the unknown as an excuse not to move.

However, it's important to remember that this fear stems from the unknown.