However I take exception to people who build significant reputations on the basis of having done X number of deals but their involvement in those deals is strictly as a capital raiser.

There are many ways to get involved in real estate investing here. 

I'm 22 years old.I recently moved to Kansas City and would like to get involved investing in real estate - flips, rentals, and wholesales. 

Because it has frontage on two streets I have some substantial setbacks that restrict all but 1,200 square feet of the property (roughly 80x15ft).  

My concern is the check would most likely bounce or be involved in some check kitting scam. 

At some point, it is your investment and as the CEO you must get involved. 

I put down 20% plus closing costs on all of them.I don't know all of Brandon's deals but I believe he got some hard-money loans, borrowed money from relatives, and at least one of them involved a credit card (which he doesn't recommend).You can read "Investing In Real Estate With No (And Low) Money Down" to get an idea of some differents strategies or you can scour the blogs and forums and collect the information for free.

It is a process which will probably involve giving them notice and a chance to correct, before you can ultimately do an eviction.Either way it sounds like they are/will be difficult so I would strongly recommend consulting an attorney who specializes in evictions.

Duplexes in the area, similar square footage, sold in the range of $59-125k.)6.

They might see only 5 square inches of termite damage...needs to be documented.