You say  a”Wholesale brokerage”, I can’t imagine how deals would be structured in CA to be legal as “Wholesale deals”

There are also 2 different types of fee structures - a split fee and a Host-only fee. 1.

Have you found that private money lending allows you to structure deals in ways traditional lenders won’t?

They rented the units to bad tenants, misallocated funds (including two months’ worth of rent), and prioritized unnecessary repairs while neglecting key structural issues.

To make extra sure it appraises high enough for the refinance, this would be after I talk to an inspector and get a few GCs to bid the job, might also get a structural engineer to come up with a repair plan for the GCs to look at when getting me bids.

The current incentive structure makes it very difficult for an assumable mortgage to actually be a tangible tool for buyers. 

They're like bank & credit union loans... but with (i) more leverage, (ii) more interest only, (iii) [typically] lower rates, (iv) non-recourse structure, and (v) no deposit requirements / no requirement to start "a relationship". 

I worked for a family owned company that built laminated timber structures throughout the Northeast but one of the sons had a good portfolio of multi family properties throughout Jacksonville and Orlando.

Lots of structural damage, and the entire area is still without water and power for the most part.  

Do I need to physically go down to the courthouse and fill a form out through a certain department, and who do I ask for?