I'm Evan and I've been reading about real estate investing (and other personal finance books) over the summer and I have learned alot and would like reach the seventh level of wealth via real estate.

So for every $100,000 you want to bid, you have to have $5,000 in real money on deposit.  

No, not a hostile take over in the purest sense of the term, they didn't get the business's themself, but they took the business from the business's.

Employee and Employer (business owner). 

Was it your personal account or a business account? 

Even a marginal real estate deal will often look better over time if you stick with it.

I got deep into loan types and rules and became a lender =) Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I did end up getting offers for a surplus lines residential policy, and then landed on a business owner policy through Vermont Mutual.

I had NO CLUE what I was doing when I got this property under contract, but I knew in my gut I had something AWESOME that could change the trajectory of my life & real estate experience & career.

Adhering to the listing agreement solely, the way most are written, without the neighbor excluded in writing….the agreement will say agent B is owed a commission,…period.But from a practical point of view, with past and future business with developer, the agent will/should likely say…”okay, no harm no foul” since the neighbor has been in contact with the seller for years.