So in the day it was common for me to fund a loan in my company name then over the course of the next 30 days or so assign out our interest so we could fund another loan.Generally in CA up to 10 investors on one note is acceptable after that in my day you had to do a securities filing. 

From my research and connections, it seems like this is a fairly common structure in the hotel world.

@John McKeeSome states allow a contract for deed to be done with and existing mortgage (and some do not), that is the most common way I see this occurring.

But for pending new rental scenarios like this, collecting the first month's rent is commonly required.

I would make it common practice to require a tenant policy be in place during lease term.

As I am reading more it seems common but it also sounds like there are plenty of people who don't do it well. 

In regards to tech, I think we see some more fat trimming in Q1.

This strategy requires a lot more work. 4 individual leases, home rules, and common area rules.

Can some of the members of an LLC do their own exchange or cash out at the time of the sale of the property?A drop-and-swap allows investors to drop out of their current ownership structure, break away from partners a...

In my area of Lake Tahoe it's common for properties to be on the market for 60+ days.