Then the person is soured on gambling on real estate and not around here to answer questions. 

This is probably a place where you go to one of the personal loan sites to borrow money or maybe a credit union. 

In place of a flat fee I can see the transition being something based on referral (did my buyer agent get me a trades person, lender, home inspector, etc.

If you are nearby, if you have ever been a pizza delivery person, maybe deliver a pizza to the wrong house that may or may not be the one being foreclosed on so atleast you can see inside a small portion. we used to just go knock on the door some folks would actually let you look around.

So why is the $2,500mnth person paying $250 and the other one paying $350 ??????

I enjoy hearing about peoples’ personal wins and innovative, creative strategies.  

If the IP addresses are the same for each signee, then there is a chance that the same person signed. 

When was the last time my coach/mentor/instructor personally closed a deal? 

Personally, I would prefer to use the HELOC approach.

Hey @Jacob Kurian - I have personally used the FHA loans several times here in Chicago both as an investor and many more as a general contractor.