Bernie Madoff made guarantees to his clients, so did Charles Ponzi - the "inventor" of the Ponzi Scheme.How will the guarantees be guaranteed? 

There will likely be dozens of follow-up calls so don't be discouraged if you can't close someone upon first contact.All the best!

The complaint must describe the steps you took to find people who should be parties to the lawsuit.

If you come to the conclusion that you need to focus on your primary earning job but want to start investing in real estate then maybe a turnkey option would be best.

Depending upon whether they are a bank or a trust company, custodians are heavily regulated by the IRS, DOL, possibly the FDIC, State Banking Commissioner, and maybe the Comptroller of the Currency.

Of course the solo would also pay the notes.

It allows you, the wholesaler, to transfer your rights to purchase the property to an investor.

The biggest reason I would advocate for mixed use is for the reasons you mentioned, the leases are longer, but also the general "issues" around tenants on the residential side don't come into play as much or at all. 

They usually come with fairly steep rates and high fees/points at closing.

There are always two sides to every story and I think that if you want details you should probably pick up the phone especially if someone has mentioned that they are more than open to have a conversation with you to answer all your questions.