But I know there are many legitimate, honest actors who will get the deal done, and will not charge the homeowner a penny.I know there are also companies that do the negotiation with the lenders.

Late actor Joel McCrea purchased plots of land in S CA on the recommendation of Will Rogers during the 30's and 40's.Ever heard of Thousand Oaks??

The big dogs are wrong a lot--sure-- Zillow was a lone actor in their, more or less, market scheme that didn't work. 

Jeremy Roll (professional passive investor in 80+ opportunities) estimates the fraud/bad actor/scammers at 2% of all private placements.

Those supposed teachers were the best ACTORS I have ever met in my life! 

Anyone can go back to my previous posts and I think what you will find is that most of the time I mentioned the Safe Act or other requirements, that there is little acknowlegement by anyone and it is ignored as it has been in this thread.So, Conrad, compliance will likely be a downside to what you have planned.

I could see it there was a malicious intent or is the agent was grossly negligent, but I wanted to see if is a good idea or over kill to implement a holds harmless agreement. 

Boy from my point of view if these bad actors Morris and OP just ride off into the sunset leaving this carnage behind them with no real consequences I will be so very disappointed in our judicial system and the state of INdiana regulators..

As much as I hated Dodd Frank at first, I must admit that it got a lot of bad actors out of the lending business, but Private Lending to Entities (LLCs, S-Corps, etc) aren't really heavily regulated like residential lending is.

.-0 gpa.If you skipped a grade and have the smarts, take the ACT or SAT.