In general, I've seen that paid coaching to learn specific, concrete activities in real estate is very openly expensive and not a scam, while paid coaching to learn introductory principles and big-picture ideas sells itself more than it sells action-oriented knowledge. 

@Dakota Fleming, anyone that claims to be a licensed lender and doesn't have an NMLS number on their website screams scam to me.

Has anyone encountered this before?

If you are paying more than 3.875% you are pretty much getting scammed!

People assume in professional sports you have money and you may not be savvy to catch a scam so the perfect mark.2.

I didn't encounter many traffic issues getting around those neighborhoods on surface streets. 

But as always, the more crap you unearth (I like to think of unburying the cat crap in the litter box) the more issues encountered.

But as always, the more crap you unearth (I like to think of unburying the cat crap in the litter box) the more issues encountered.

Insurance is the biggest scam in the country.

Or, is it reasonable to expect that the contractor may encounter unexpected challenges and that the estimated cost is subject to change.