Furthermore, they will pay the monthly rent to my company regardless of occupancy, so the 5K/month is assured.

I can assure you they don't have all real estate titled the same.A lender will finance your real estate because the real estate makes sense, your track record/balance sheet  and your personal guarantee.

I assure you there are sharks looking for chum; and YES, vet those sponsors. 

I am a division one soccer player and have been blessed to be done with my last years with no debt.

Rest assured; the process is designed to be straightforward. 

And both the contractor and agent assured me that this isn't anything too crazy which is good.

@JD Martin I was a huge leverage player in 2020 and 2021.

I'm sure most of them believe they are doing good, however I assure you, you can have a much more legitimate sales job.

Rest assured; the process is designed to be straightforward. 

We're comfortable with that though as we want assurances that their financials are healthy.