Their choice is to reassess how they can still do deals and make money in that asset class, buy another asset class at a different point in the cycle that is more advantageous to what they want to do, or wait for the asset class they are in to cycle down to do something ( could be 3,5,10 years - nobody knows for sure ).Right now debt is really cheap with the oil prices falling.

Everyone can say what they think on here but before anyone goes around messing with retirement funds they might want to pay for a legal opinion letter.This way if an issue comes up there might be some kind of recourse for a party giving misinformation.Talk is cheap and people tend to change or manipulate what they said in the past to "cover their $ss".

You will likely pay a reconnect fee but it is a cheap lesson and you will not do it again.

You are right there are not many multi's but if you can find the funding you can get an apartment building for cheap.

negotiate the price down.never have sellers perform repairs. they will do it on the cheap and easy just to get things done.

Ask them who orders from them on a weekly basis or bi-monthly, it is a good bet, but don't expect they are the cheap.

It's a cheap enough resource that it's worth checking out, as I think you'll find like me it will save you a ton of money versus going to your lawyer every time you need an agreement.

 I provide the cheap Home Depot/Lowes ones that come in a 3 pack.  

I know since there is no interest involved, nothing will be as "cheap" as just paying them the way I have been, but even though they say they're not worried about me stressing over paying them back, I would still like to get them that money before they are ready to move. 

Ryan Landis and others: when I say 3rd property, I am looking at cheap buy and holds in KC, Indianapolis and other similar markets.