So,I just try to make these things work in my favor (lemons into lemonade).

Well, there are a number of members of this forum who will buy a house sight unseen, but if they're making up a price & guessing, it'll be in their favor.

Six months later they owe me part of a months rent from 5 months ago still, (long story, fight between them not me) and the woman mid 30's constantly asks for favors, can I borrow a few bucks, borrow your car, bum a smoke off you.

The standard Beneficiary Agreement stipulates that any such amount proven to be owed to the defaulting beneficiary is to be paid...in the form of an unsecured promissory note, which note shall be retired only upon disposition of the property at the trust’s termination.Although it may seem to some that the default provision described here is weighted in favor of the investor beneficiary; it actually is not.

Also companies that provide a draw usually have a less favorable commission structure for their agents than companies that are commission only.

CDBG funds can also pose a problem if the buyer is not in political favor to assume loans.

You will need favors from them at some point.

The upside of our renovations is that they usually help our houses to receive very favorable appraisals (usually 15 - 25% of our all-in costs.

They appreciate us looking out for them and always return the favor -- if they have a scheduling conflict, they'll let us know instead of just not showing up.- We know how our contractors like to work.

I left retail shortly after I bought that first investment property in favor of a job in law enforcement.