However, it suddenly becomes much less passive and with city governments starting to crack down on it, its now a very risky solution long term.Happy to connect and chat more

Hard money is sort of a last resort, that's typically meant to be a short-term solution and will carry a higher rate and/or fees compared to most other options. 

Try to keep it cordial and you might have the right solution.

It's a little pricey, but it's been my API of choice thus far.Once you get an API key, you can use their documentation page to test out the API (or just use Postman) before building out any scripts or apps.I had the same objective as you and have found Rentcast to be a good solution.

The key is being upfront and trying to find a win-win solution.

Michael Blank is a super nice guy, so I wouldn't want to take anything away from him, but tagging along might be a temporary and easy solution. 

I realize that's not a perfect solution, but certainly a better one.

Remember now....Fast solutions have slow problems!

Simplest solution is some sort of privacy screen. 

(There are even some who believe that the seller providing a loan to the buyer will disqualify the exchange entirely, but that's not been our experience.)The most straightforward solution is to have the seller provide a cash loan to the buyer outside of closing.