Its certainly not "guaranteed return" - thats a word to always stay away from in real estate (in finance or even investing in general)high level - its because HMLs are going to be secured by the real estate, meaning in event of default, the lender can get the property to be made whole - somewhat trust is involved, but thats the main mechanism behind it

It will say way faster, easier for showings and easier for everyone involved. 

I successfully run 1 STR and have a 2nd that an inherited PM handles.I have Vrbo and Airbnb they will sync with each other with no external software.I set pricing easily by using the built in tools that Vrbo provides.Automated messages are built into both platforms.Vrbo keeps my calendar slammed, but I take direct bookings as needed, simple to do.I have no additional 3rd party fees to very sucessfuly run and manage my property needing only a a few minutes per week.

He can try to work out a modification of the loan in some way, and there are literally dozens of different types of modification that may be appropriate for any given situation and may prove beneficial for both parties.  

Vrbo has free price automation software.I use Excel for book keeping.I don't pay for any third party software, not really needed on 1 or 2 properties.I charge a little extra for cleaning fee than actual cleaning costs.

Let them know that there will be routine quality control checks/inspections so that if your third party inspector finds any issues with quality, the GC will be responsible for paying for the correction.These are just some theories that I think will help and plan to implement when I operate out of state flips.

Make sure they are just a investor so there are no ulterior motives involved.

While I am not involved - i have read the accusations and whether or not if they are true, that would scare me enough to stay far far away from anything they are associated with. 

The business part is worth nearly zero $’s more than the cost to recreate it. 

This is the onboarding process.The next issue we came across was "How involved do we want to be with the day-to-day operations?"