Folks using 2008 as a mirror of what can /did happen is a mistake.Mainly because 2008 crash was from massive amount of bad mortgage loans/fraud that shook the foundations of huge wall street banks that had bad investments i.e. mortgage /insurance Derivatives on such loans around the world it spread like the flu of 1918 around the world.I just don’t see the real-estate getting slammed like that again the loans on the books mostly are solid loans.Still a great demand for homes here below 300k, builders not keeping up or not wanting to keep up?

But it goes from a subtle white lie to blatant fraud when you look at how he's selling a "12%" return.

I contacted the agent and asked if her $9,000 commission was worth a paint splosh on a piece of trim and if she had every heard the term "breach of contract" and the one "fraud in the inducement" .

the seminar business for real estate and other endeavors spawned out of the Amway MLM.. the presentations are identical .. you are absolutely correct.. most people just don't realize it.. the back end support are the same companies.. 

We also need to work on our partnership structure and business identity. 

@Johnathan Cummings not fraud.

Thumbs down on Innago for rent collection, based on my past few months' experience.In my case, my tenant has sufficient funds, but Innago takes much more time than the claimed 3 business days to verify and disburse funds "because the amount is above the threshold and being flagged for fraud."

Many of these frauds demand a non-refundable fee but would never give one to an owner.

Never, Never Ever skip the background check... had a prospective give me a song and dance about how they could not complete the background questions due to identity theft years ago and it hasn't cleared up...

My new projects are estimated to cost me $108.43/ft2 (building & land) and comp out at $145/ft2, which works nicely.Once I identity the right property, I then make sure that zoning supports duplexes and rental rates are within profit requirements.