Originally posted by @Wayne Brooks:If the fee is contingent upon a closing/sale, yes. 

Originally posted by @Jon Holdman:@Jay Hinrichs how is your buddy doing with those? 

I think now would be a good time for me to invest because I don't have any debt at the moment, a decent amount of money saved up, good credit score, and I have access to VA loan benefits where I could get a very low down payment.

Changing the deed into an LLC will probably prompt the mortgage company to call the loan - you will have to pay the loan immediately because the property is no longer owned in the same entity that originally got the mortgage.

You will need to keep 15-35% of the original capital in the deal, likely.

He would try and sell that original loan to investors so they could also fund the draws but he got caught in interest rate spikes and left a lot of people high and dry as he was writing loans at lower rates and when rates spiked the loans were worth a lot less.

@Jerryll NoordenI think you got it all wrong.I was replying to his original question....If he knows how to target an audience with this problem, he should continue doing sojust position himself as a buyer and not as a "specialist" who knows how to "solve their problem"Is that clearer ?

Originally posted by @Russell Brazil:@Carl Richardson The only work around I see is hiring the "bird dog" as a personal assistant.

Financial predators who realize up front that they are not on the note and have no risk to their credit  rip rents with no intention of fulfilling the contracts and original seller gets wiped out.

If you're looking for original art, you could consider contacting the AP art teacher at a local high school and asking them to coordinate commissioning a student to make something for you or purchasing from a student.