To be fair, they made me aware that $2350 would be refunded after completion of the first deal.The other $650 is the cost of 2 appraisals that need to be within 10% of your ARV on a property in order for them to fund the property.I would also have 24/7 access to advisors and a plethora of listings “right in your own backyard” to choose from.

Trust me, investing profitably ain't as easy as it seems on the HGTV shows. 

@Kevin Leppink I’m not sure how similar Utah is to NC, but as RE agents here we have access to something called Realist which is a public record database.

It is a competitive market so a deal won't be easy to find, you will need to do the work to force appreciation to make a deal work.

They have a solid, easy to use platform. 

@Anthony Bibbins Finding a home in pre-foreclosure is pretty easy here in Florida.

In will county it takes 5 weeks and the process is very easy. 95% of my portfolio is in will county.

I’ve accessed the equity in my rentals via cash out refis and HELOCs and every lender I’ve used wanted to see income and still evaluated my DTI ratio to qualify the loan.

(You don't have access to this kind of info at first).

I think it's very easy to find yourself in a poor position (on either side, as a GC or investor) when contracts aren't clear.