Sometimes we have been talking to sellers for over a year before they decide to do anything.Looking at your post you have no profile pic and your profile doesn't show anything filled out or your location.What does TEAM mean??

Maybe you can upload a profile pic, if for some reason you don't want your personal photo online, another pic of a hobby or local monument, etc.

@Fred Heller - You can create a signature here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/profile/signatureIf you want to have your company logo below like I do, you would need to upgrade to a PRO account.

I started listening to the podcasts over a month ago, and have finally created a profile here on BP.

If you do have to go with a commercial note either due to your credit profile, the partnership you have (is it an LLC?)

If that property is in the Atlanta area like your profile says, I'm pretty confident you can get a much better deal on this.

They are generally open to the public, with specialized exceptions like some juvenile cases, celebrity/high profile cases, etc.  

I'm not familiar with those areas but if you have the full street address I'd be happy to generate some Neighborhood Profiles for you. 

It would also help if you added a profile picture and completed more of your profile.  

Eddie Speed has good stuff, too and he's (from what I understand) closed somewhere in the area of 30,000 + notes in his career-- pretty impressive.But also, if you click through to my profile and company info, you will be lead to a lot of free information about the note business-- investing, brokering, marketing, etc which may well be useful to you in learning about the business.