But when the staff member called the former landlord, that landlord had no record of that person ever living there.

It was just something that was thrown together and had no order or specific layout.

I am relatively new to my field and had no problem getting a mortgage with only 2 years employment and income history...

Too bad the Title company and the lender just sold you services but had no legal interest in your legal affairs. 

I have also looked at some old railway cargo units and my county had no problem with that because they were unimproved and could go through the normal permitting and inspection process.

     Derek literally had no money out of his own pocket and set himself up to receive positive cash flow from day one.

Hi Glenn,I'm not a tax expert, but looking over the rules of the 1031 exchange, it doesn't look like you can buy these properties outright with cash to qualify unless you had no mortgage on this property.

I had no idea what "steering" was.

Very strong rental demand, had no issue finding a tenant at the 1k rent price point. 2nd floor is a month away from being finished.

I had no REI education at the time and was in the middle of a massive remodel  down to the studs.