I value my reputation as an educator in this business even though I take no compensation other than the sometimes free hotel room and even less often travel expenses.

Which was a big part of the initial effort to buy the property in the first place - to own both and so be able to easily re-draw the property line around the garage.So to me it seems like I own 20% of the inherited house AND have a claim to a part of the garage over there.Their position is that my quit claim deed means nothing as they can just give me the $2000. back and then get the investor guy to pay them the $70K.Who is correct?

(I think the jury just split the baby, felt there were huge damages but difficult liability) It easily could have turned into a multi-million dollar verdict with another bad fact or two.

I think the majority of people in these forums would cash out or use a heloc on the 5 paid off houses to purchase a few more...you could easily end up with 10 properties that are being paid for by someone else.

If you are buying that many properties every month, it easily justifies creating a new position within your company (marketer) and possibly bringing in an acquisitions person as well. 10 deals a month is a lot of wholesale fees.

I left the insurance industry back in 2008, and have stepped back in at the latter part of this year, because, while I love my travel business and freelance writing that I do; it will not be able to take me (financially) to the place I'd like to be in the next 2-4 years.

They're hoping you don't do any homework and don't figure out you can easily buy the house next door for $30K.

Then there are those that learn better alone (the BP site is great for them) vs. those that need to learn in a group setting (will get the most benefit from REI clubs, boot camps, and a bona fide subject matter expert, aka gurus).Good listeners can usually identify the basic learning preference of a person fairly easily and quickly:Someone who says "I see what you mean" is probably a visual learner.

Take a trip to supply house and you'll easily spend $100 for wire nuts, wire, copper fittings, acetylene, oxygen, a $300 jug of Freon.

The only reason it was kept is because it's a cash machine that is easily leased.