However, most investors associate anonymity with protection i.e. if their identity is hidden, they can't be sued.

While the interest-only period and easy qualification can be attractive, the prepayment penalties (often structured as step-downs or yield maintenance) can really cut into your profits if you're not careful about timing your exit.That’s why it’s crucial to know everything upfront with the lender — not just rate and terms, but the full prepayment structure, balloon timeline, and any hidden fees.

We are simply a group of almost 150 investors in RADD who have had zero returns and are looking for options to get our money back...if possible. unless there is insurance to go after or some hidden deep pockets  class action is a non starter I suspect. just looks like from we see a failed investment or at least a deeply flawed one.

This is where you can get into those hidden costs that Scott and Mindy talk so much about.It's hard to really know without knowing your investing strategy. 

There's all kinds of hidden/unforeseen costs during the process.

I recommend a hidden lockbox and/or 24 hour locksmith on speed dial.

Make sure you include instructions for tenants on what to do if there’s an outage, and have a reliable way to get in quickly if you ever need to access it.

This deal showed me the power of zoning strategy, entitlement work, and finding hidden lot value others miss.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

No big deal, but it prompted us to make a few minor tweaks to our payoff process.Among the changes, we added to our payoff demand letter that we request that title call us to verify the payoff amount and verbally confirm our wire instructions.

They don't follow basic instructions.