This mistake has cost me a boat load of money.

I ask where my money was and he said it was tied up in a third party and may take at least 60-days to get my money returned.

ThanksSo you want to buy without putting down ANY money ? 

I was lucky and I survived and flourished but there were lots of times during where I thought I was screwed.While the reward was pretty great, the risk was huge, and I would definitely not do it again unless for some reason I really, really needed the money. 

In the end there are many ways to make money in real estate you just have to figure out what works for you as well as what you enjoy.

Some title insurance policies require a current survey, but if this is a re-insurance policy (with the seller's title insurance company) then you saved yourself (potentially) a lot of money.

I also would like to take advantage of Vendor Takebacks or other forms of using other peoples’ money.

I imagine a lawyer is part of it but I also likely need a new PM and what even is the course of action to get keys/info/etc from the existing (unresponsive) PM? 

Making smaller apartments from single family isn't going to go over well either because people are used to getting more square footage for their money, unlike in NYC.Micron is putting a chip factory in Clay, which is northeast of Syracuse.

I aim to refinance the loan under conventional investment terms to avoid the high interest rates associated with hard money loans.With an excellent credit score, securing a loan shouldn't be a challenge.