In my experience these are the levels of how financial fraud is doneLevel 1 - The “sponsor” is a fraudster from the beginning and the entire investment is a designed fraud designed to steal the investor's money Level 2 - The sponsor initially intends to operate legally and honestly but the temptation of easy access to money, usually fueled by addictions to drugs, sex, partying, etc. leads to the bad decision to line the sponsors own pocketsLevel 3 - The sponsor intends to operate legally but a crisis in their life resulting in a need for money leads the sponsor to “borrow” from investor’s funds with the full intention of paying it back ( which they are unable to do).Level 4 - The sponsor intends to operate legally but the assets under their management incur substantial loses; the sponsor attempts to cover up these loses by “temporarily” borrowing from one investor to pay another or submitting false results.

My goal is to invest in a multifamily property to live in/airbnb.

You paid $2m for it two years ago w/ 25% down (it was suffering from mismanagement and deferred maintenance), invested $325k in capital improvements, and it's now valued at $3m with an NOI of $195k (cap rate assuming $3m value is 6.5%).

Hi all, I'm buying a new construction via a 1031 exchange as a long term investment property. 

I'm looking to invest in rentals (long and short) and flips.

For your next purchase, would you factor your financials based on your initial 25k investment, or the full 50k you now have in pocket?

Whether it is litigation or surveillance I would do whatever it takes to protect yourself and your investment 

Nobody forced me to do it, I made the choice to invest in my life to EARN the life I wanted. 

We are looking to start a rental investment business and we're currently doing all of the reading and learning that we can get our hands on. 

You may have to invest more time up front to cultivate the right relationships but these are the relationships that will help you grow and borrow funds that outpace your balance sheet.