While passives still should do their due diligence, the fact that these safeguards are in place does provide some degree of assurance that some minimum standards are being met.Ultimately, it's a question of value: Is access to the network, the education, the mentoring worth it to you? 

If you live far away, professional property management is an extra expense you simply must incur to safeguard your investment.Experienced builder and property manager Rusty Meador notes, "No matter how good of a real estate deal you find, it is only as good as its ability to be managed well."

My main concern is - how to be safeguard myself if owner is not honest enough to mention other loans on the deed?

Obviously I would get the funds in certified form, but is that enough of a safeguard?

If so, what are safe guards to put in place?

Emotional support animals do not fall under this safeguard, at least not for public places. 

Our notice is not like Safeguard or the old MCB postings.

I have been looking at a company called Safeguard financial.

MANY ‘subject to” transactions have “safeguards” built into the closing docs that supposed to safeguard the seller if the buyer defaults.  

Obviously there are some safe guards and due diligence to it - but with that amount of capital it would be easy to get $4k to $5k a month coming in routinely - auto debited to your bank account.