Or do other investors see this as a red flag and would prefer to have current leases?

If you are new, you want the teaching type.You can hire individual specialists in asset protection, legal documents, estate planning, and so on, but my belief is that it's better to get that in a training program focused on real estate investing by investors. 

There's so much content and so many individuals who push inexperienced investors to take action before they are financially ready while downplaying the risks, particularly those associated with  properties in lower tier neighborhoods.

It seems that you prefer a currency that only goes down, steadily, but surely.  

Developing a strong network of individuals who care about bettering themselves, their family, their communities and especially helping out anyone who wants to make more of themselves.

@Marian Smith@Lena TruongI have bought notes from them and the individual who runs AHP is well respected.

I'm curious to know if anyone has enrolled in courses offered by individuals like Tom Cruz or Section8Karim.

They might be a great partner once you start raising your own capital.If you’re looking for a white-label funder with terms that closely align with your goals, I’d recommend reaching out to RCN Capital and New Silver to see if they can accommodate your preferred terms and LTV.

Commercial PML will do the same, they'll have the credit and b.g. inquiry.You mean a true Private Individual with capital for lending? 

This guarantor, who may be an individual or another entity, will be responsible for the difference between what is owed to the lender to make them whole and what has been recovered.If the lender makes the loan to an individual (natural person), this person is implicitly the guarantor via the note, and no separate guarantee is needed.