I find that when I give bad feedback on those surveys, the agents suddenly appear and want to help you.

On the surface, it would appear not. 

@Arnauld NakahaThe most important thing to understand about doing a JV is that EVERYONE needs to ad value.Here are blogs that go over the number on JV's my company has done.  11 Unit apartment building $271,00021 Unit apartment building $635,000You appear to be looking for capital while you are the guy putting in the work as you have stated you have contacts such as real estate agents, rehabbers and property managers.

Signed contracts are binding in a court of law.

We got to thinking... why go through all of this when you can just go to court and bid 5% above whatever the offer is.  

.-  Several guns, including two replica civil war guns and a classic (from the 1970s) Derringer pistol (total value about $300-400, it appears)This was from one of two hoarder houses that we purchased in the same month. 

Foreclose by a lender in VA is non judicial (no court case).  

Not much a court will do with that.

I guess just take them in order as they appear on the invoice and make my own.Don't get me wrong; I am extremely thrilled that we got this "windfall" and the GC did a fabulous job and I liked all the guys, save this one.

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