Instead of what happens today where sellers are told they can close on a "DATE OF THEIR CHOOSING" that phrase right out of Wholesale Trainers handbook.

If the value is there to where you currently own 20% or more, then you should reach out to the lender and ask them to schedule an appraisal.Keep in mind that appraisal is not free, likely ~$600 depending on who they choose.

So, we are stuck choosing a house in the middle of the Seattle area or the north end where it's more affordable.

Explore amenities like Video games, dartboards, etc.

If the lender does find out that a property transfer has taken place, and chooses to enforce the due on sale clause, the lender must provide the seller (debtor) and, if applicable to state law, buyer with notification of default under the mortgage or deed of trust, and specific time as specified by state law to cure the default.  

So, if I choose to get paid a certain way, not by a commission, I could most likely do it, correct? 

Whether he chooses to respond is up to him.

I tried to follow along with some other forum posts and youtube videos on how to setup an excel sheet for IRR

However, if you choose lenders that originate the loan (purchase/rehab/DCSR) to the LLC (entity) and do NOT report to the credit bureaus then as long as you do not default on a loan, the odds are slim that your borrowing activity will appear on personal credit.

I still think syndication investing is fine within a self directed Roth IRA (or traditional IRA).The hold time on a syndication may only average about 5 years, which means when investing outside a syndication you are usually recapturing that depreciation anyways at a time you cannot choose/control as a limited partner.