In Vegas 2-3% on a $425k house ($10,000) seemed INSANE for MAYBE 2 hours work. 

Today our legal city/state of residence is Las Vegas, NV (Summerlin).

With all the big real estate coaches pushing social media, the thought of "when everyone zigs, then you zag" so is anyone doing some zags?

As an FYI, our credit score is ~ 800 and we have excellent DTI so those things should not really be a concern for the bank.In the example above, technically I should be able to pull out the $300K cash and do whatever I want with it (i.e. go to Vegas for a really expensive vacation) - meaning, it should be none of the bank's business what I will be using the cash for.

Not a scam but they are selling their coaching...make no mistake about it.

In Vegas its very common to charge up to $75 per applicant which is legal but becomes very expensive for the prospective tenant especially if they do not make the credit check or loose out on the dwelling ..

And I agree with Taylor that you should avoid the Vegas language when courting investors.

Hands down, the most predatory area of real estate investing is the "wholesaling coaches" & "real estate systems packages" There is more money to be made in the current market by selling coaching and systems/programs than there is wholesaling.

Hire a mentor/coach 6.

Marcus Auerbach is actually a Brew City REI Training Cafe coach as well and I know firsthand that his expertise has been priceless to many starting out...plus he's honorable.