People like to rent from a person not a 'brand', it's more personal.

Probably not a good person to hire, maybe let your bosses know. 

Quote from @Jeff Sanders: Personally coming from an agent/investor in CA, I always get a quote from a broker of mine and make sure I am knowledgeable with the fees/costs.

Give me a shout if you have questions, but here's the short of it.Best financing is going to be from a bank or a conventional construction loan.

Personally I'm against these types of programs, especially 5-figure ones.

.- Collect Tax Certificate to verify Property Taxes are Paid- Get a current statement from the seller to verify the existing balance, if they are delinquent, you can get the bank on the phone to verify the amount to make the loan current.- Review the loan documents, there is most likely a due on sale clause, which is why you won't find a title company to process these for you.

If you ever see someone offering terms that are too good to be true, you might as well just post your SS# and banking information on IG.

I can't just put the LLC's income directly into my joint personal tax return, right?

You're only talking to banks.

That person will be able to tell you what you can do and following that plan will give you peace of mind about your further investing strategy.