Clear and concise communication, willingness to help, and promptness have been my biggest indicators for finding the right individuals.

You get an initial call with an attorney and you never hear from that individual again.

Hello all,I've reached out to a few folks individually but wanted to start a thread on this as well.

., structuring it as an installment plan if needed).If you can’t find an individual investor, you might look for a property management company or real estate investor group that specializes in STRs.

If these are individuals and not members of the same family I would want invidual leases with each person. 

Eventually, it led me to choose another lender in the interest of time.The LLC was formulated later and I am working to have the property rent out.I am looking to transfer the property into LLC for the following reasons1) Liability2) Tax separation from individual / rental property.  

So now you’ve gotten a wide variety of PERSONAL opinions, all based on the individual bias of the posters and their past relationship, feelings, fears, and experiences with THEIR debts.  

I didn't get too far into the investors personal goals since I was more curious what you/individual investors in the area would do themselves.I think with the amount of cash he's got and the appreciation in the Phoenix market this is the route I would go myself.

Does anyone know of an individual or company that would co sign with a stranger (me)?

I like propstream.com mosty for deep and wide (best i;ve found) data/lists and deep dive into individual addresses.