Do your due diligence and make sure that the numbers work.

These would have been provided in the due diligence period or as part of the deliverables package prior to writing the LOI. 

What still haunts me with this deal was the amount of due diligence and earnest money I put down.

Ensure you do your due diligence before placing a bid, as these often sell as-is.

DisclaimerI am not a title company, and I strongly recommend hiring a professional title company to perform thorough due diligence.

For passive options your time will spent mostly doing due diligence before investing into the deal.

Sure thing Rene, my areas of expertise, if you grant me that, are buy and hold, due diligence, property management and business management.I've never been to Cancun, or Mexico in general sadly, so I'm looking forward to the venue for sure and plan to make a trip to Chichen Itza after the conference.

Sometimes, early due diligence can help set the stage.

The market these days requires short due diligence periods and large amounts of earnest money to tie deals up. 

You need to make sure you're doing your due-diligence with these programs.