I suspect this lender was just one of the hundreds of crooks out there doing teh advance feescam.If your interested watch the American Greed episode on Remington financial they do a deep dive into these companies..

They are in Fountain Square, Crooked Creek, and Forest Manor/Audubon Gardens.I normally see expense ratios sitting around 40-50% for SFH's, is this accurate for this area? 

"Could this be a time to pickup a decent property for a bit of a steal there (at least relative to how crazy high the market has been recently)"Yes exactly

was it poor choice of notes.. or do you think it was straight up stealing money from their investors ?  

Mine is taking multiple months to find tenants and overcharging sometimes over 300% on maintenance calls from crooked handymen.  

I'm trying to decide between the corrugated steel roof (exposed fastener) or standing seam steal roof.

We want a camera system that:1) Connects to internet for remote monitoring via an office computer (not just a mobile device)2) Has motion-sensor alerts3) Records to the cloud, so a thief can't disable/steal the camera to hide their identityWe plan to remove these cameras once a property is rented and reinstall at the next vacant rental.Wi-Fi connection to internet is possible, but we'd also like to look into cellular connections to internet.What suggestions do you have please?

this is mission impossible.. although you might have some fake lenders approach you looking to steal up front money from you.. so be careful. 

If you have a bad feeling about someone or fear they are going to steal your idea that is not a partner you want to be presenting to. 

Communicate expectations upfront—because once they start double-parking or treating the place like a frat house, it’s game over.Cameras, Cameras EverywhereYou’d think adults wouldn’t steal each other’s food, right?