Money partners make a lot more sense in forced appreciation deals where there's enough money to go around.4) Seller financing feels like trying to find a unicorn.

Any idea what extent of damage has to occur for the "Force Majeure" to apply? 

Three properties for $170K sounds like a bargain, especially if you can force appreciation after a turnover.If the property is breaking even with the initial purchase, I would pull the trigger on this deal with plans to BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) the properties as each one turns over to recycle my cash if the numbers work out.

Watch for when starts hitting those cap-call levels, actuating forced sells...... 

Person to person deals will always be fine because those are arms length if neither person has a license.

If you’re able to find properties that are under market value, then you can build wealth faster through forced appreciation that happens when you fix up the property at the beginning.

Each person has their own risk tolerance, however what I will say is most people don't have straight cash to buy a couple hundred thousand dollar property hence are forced into utilizing hard money. 

He even had the audacity to try to manipulate us into signing an agreement waiving our rights to go after him in court.Earlier this year, several larger investors forced MBD into involuntary bankruptcy (case 2:22-BK-16483-ER, U.S Bankruptcy Court, Los Angeles Division).

We are looking at a 30-year fixed for a Single Family STR , but we are open to suggestions re: ARMs, Interest Only, etc. 

They could get a risk free return by investing in T-bills, so the delta between that RFR and what you're offering needs to be rewarding enough for them to pursue it.As for the 2nd part of your question, that really is a mystery :)The low interest rate environment always leads to these folks misleading people and mismatching deal operations, and sometimes even defaulting on the property and losing it altogether.Probably because a bunch of these syndicators want to be cool Instagram/TikTok influencers and throw up their arms and talk about how many doors they own, but what do I know lol.