Big mulit and commercial deals multi millions etc  yes... but even then they work with the title company and the escrow officer handles most of the duties Attorney may draft the note or Deed  and review.Maybe some of the CA investors can weight in and advise who they use for escrow closings. 

So these loan spots are worth their weight in gold to an investor.2) You had mentioned you were looking to put the loans/houses in an S Corp.

And hard money lenders that can close are worth their weight in gold!

(breed, age, weight)What date are you looking to move in?

He then checked both of my units, made sure they were running properly and asked that all I do is pay for his gas.I know in the REI world a good, honest contractor is worth their weight in gold and this guy is one of those.PM me for contact info.

So, a pier is there going up into nothing with no beam above it at all right in the middle of the house, and the long central wall is basically holding the house up although the center is slowly sinking due to it's own weight.

Shouldn't there be some weight put into whether or not the borrower could afford conventional/cheaper financing?

You need to look up that definition has it carries legal weight.

The key is him living in it even if he buys it as commercial or in a company name his living in it will carry more weight in that determination.I get it that people want to be their own attorney, they might save $300 for a quick consultation, absolutely not a good idea when seller financing.Giving an option is not conveying any rights in title, you do convey an equitable interest up to the amount taken for the option price, you have control of the property to lease or leave it empty, whatever.

The way those (or any feature) actually weight into the calculation to produce a score are not known as they are proprietary.