I have been a RE broker for 44 Years now.. and thousands of transactions in the tank..

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

Purchase price: $8,000 Cash invested: $20,000 In 2013, I decided to put much of what I had learned from books into action by purchasing a two-bedroom home—not as a traditional investment property, but as a home for my mother.

I book marginal candidates in between strong ones to create a scarcity mentality. 

The QI has to be an unrelated 3rd party to the transaction. 

They had an incredible view, which attracted a ton of weekend bookings.

There is a book in the library called "Low (and no) Money Down" that discusses the various methods of financing purchases.

I didn't read the website you were referring to earlier, but I know that there are attorneys who specialize only in dog bite cases - because there are laws on the books that give specific penalties that are non-negotiable, related to dog bites.  

Quote from @Phillip Austin: There are two alternatives to a security deposit, which I speak about in my book.

On the other hand, if you ever had a spouse or ex-spouse who was hiding assets in LLCs you might understand the need for more transparency in these transactions.