Consider all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

We negotiated directly with the seller, leveraging our expertise in the market to secure the property at a low cost.

The security deposit is approximately 10% of total repairs so it won't cover most of the damages.

She found a house, i paid the usual fees (pet deposit, security deposit, first month rent.)

The buyers were deeded the property and I have a security deed. 

Things like leaking pipe under sink, downspout that needs securing, sewer vent pipe out to the attic, missing smoke detectors in a unit, loose material, etc. are all very easy fixes that we would be happy to make for you. 

Reasons to sell the seller on the Owner financing might be, because you are going to do a substantial rehab to the property, or that the property doesn't have any buyers, and this is a way to sell the property.Seller Financing works a lot better when there is not a realtor to pay, where a realtor's commission could be 6%, which on a $300,000 Purchase would be $18,000.An additional option you might consider if you are looking at purchasing this property to do a flip, or fix and rent, is you could propose seeing if the seller would partner with you, and you would secure a Private Loan for 50% of the sales price, plus the rehab, and if there is enough upside equity, you would probably be able to do a cash out refinance and pay off the seller that way.

I secured a 5.75 percent rate on a new build recently.

Attorneys can help (once hired) with securities offerings and marketing compliance.  

Just because someone does not have a social security number does not mean they are undocumented.