When I told him that I was filing some complaints, he offered $1,250 upfront, then $2,500... when my split fee was $7,500.Now he wants to sue me because I said I would disclose this situation online if he didn't pay me.Even though he appears to be a very nice and friendly guy, I have found that he is taking advantage of so many people.As his acquisition manager I contacted several past "academy" members that they were feeling so screwed by DJ Thielen.Along with these ex-members we are looking to start a Class Action with other ex-members of his "academy" and clients that they feel were also economically or emotionally affected by the unfair and abusive activities of Duane Joseph Thielen, aka DJ Thielen.Please go to www.DJThielenReviews.com and contact us if you want to join this group.I've been with most of the real estate mentors in the USA, but in my experience, DJ Thielen is the worst and the most expensive.Consumer beware.

I'm active in the Fort Wayne market and a member of the local REIA. 

@Jordan Moorhead The DOD opened a pathway for service members do some job training before transitioning out of active service.

I'm living around Roppongi area and would love to meet up with like minded investor types sometime, give me a shout. 

Im excited to get started and looking forward to meeting like minded people like myself.

Obviously no one has a crystal ball and knows for sure, but since you would be here for a few years, keep in mind the refi process with a VA Loan which is an IRRL, is cheap and simple...so even if you buy now with no money down, use your $15k savings for some value add to the property, and then rates continue to decline, you'll be able to easily refi with a VA IRRL and drop your payment anyways before you go transition to LTR in the next few years.Lots to think about, plenty of ways to go about it, not right or wrong, just depends on your needs so reach out if you'd like any guidance...

Looking for same active and goal oriented people.

In my market at any time, I could probably find at least several active advertisements where someone is trying to scam people out of AT LEAST application fees perhaps by requiring they apply before seeing a unit or possibly even move-in money.

I have two options in mind:1.

If you have a STR that self-manage, you may potentially be able to treat it as 'active' instead of 'passive' which would allow you to offset the losses against the other forms of income such as wages, interest and dividends.You may accelerate the paper-losses by doing a cost segregation study.