It's all about getting the numbers to balance out. 

Have them furnish their checking account number and approximate balance - together with similar savings account information.

Right now I would imagine you're best bet is a small balance Freddie or fannie loans depending on loan size and location.

It offers a strong balance of cash flow potential and appreciation.

He gets an option to buy it for the remaining balance on the mortgage, and pays my mortgage down.Call it rent to own, or call it a loan with free rent as interest plus option to buy.Will it trigger due on sale?

In the long term real estate will make you wealthy, but it won't do it quickly, and the cashflow won't be nice and uniform where you can quickly start living off of it in the first few years to upgrade your lifestyle.Cash flow can be tricky until you scale to a large enough portfolio where your expenses tend to balance themselves out each month.  

- Purchased a 1960's vintage building, 18 units, in 2017 for $1.5M- In a major urban city in the northeast- Put $400K down and have paid down $100K in loan (so the balance is $1M)- Purchased it to supplement my 9 - 5 and use it as a resource of income to retire (15 20 years from now)- It's comprised of studios, 1 bedrooms and 2 bedrooms. 

NOTE; This is skewed as I don’t look at any notes that won’t yield at least 12% at offered pricing, I don’t look at any residential notes, only commercial, and no notes under $500,000 principal balance, so most notes are eliminated before hand. 

Its appeal as a desirable coastal city helps maintain rental demand.Fort Walton Beach: Located in the Panhandle, Fort Walton Beach and its surrounding areas offer a mix of steady rental demand and affordability, providing good cash flow opportunities, especially for single-family rentals.Pensacola: This city offers relatively high rental yields due to its affordable property prices and stable rental demand, making it a solid choice for cash flow-focused investments.These areas balance stable cash flow with potential for modest appreciation.

He doesn't have the liquidity and it's less regulation and checks and balances through crowd funding than with underwriters.Stay far away from this game; unless you like to lose money and increase your personal/family financial stress.