This post is just to let people vent and hear the other crazy things people have encountered and been asked for by clients while Real Estate Investing.

The utility companies serving your area can tell you what the connection costs would be.

Where are most of your clients investing?

Do you want to self manage (yes I have out of state clients who do this!). 

I also find those with dedicated client management staff do better than those who don’t have this.

Most of the scenarios proposed to us by potential clients for such joint ventures would likely create a benefit between the parties and not pass scrutiny in an audit.There are many ways to safely and productively grow your IRA investing in non-traditional assets such as real estate in a standalone fashion,  There is no need to take unnecessary and foolish risks with your retirement savings.

Hopefully you can get a few client testimonials and failing that, ask the local investor community for feedback on them, especially busy investors who are doing a lot of deals.

I have even heard very smart asset protection attorneys who have their clients take out debt on properties for this very reason. 

https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2018/0...My clients have ten flips going on in a four block radius.

For wholesaler clients I have the contracts allow for my client to choose the title company.