I believe the banks know this only too well and are solidifying their balance sheets before the other shoe drops. 

-Jason E.Learn to walk and talk, it takes shoe leather!

@Ford SmithMany of us were in your shoes once.  

You can also ask family and friends to lend you money as private lenders If I were in your shoes, I would probably just do a deal together first without the LLC but write down a few of the bigger pictures points together in an agreement form and see how it goes.

You might add the "shoe leather" avenues:- going to the county superior court and collecting:- divorces- evictions, get the landlord contact (plaintif)- delinquent real estate taxesDoor knocking FSBO signs, calling FSBOs in craigslist, using peoplesmart.com searches on owners of tall grass houses...

I ruined a pair of shoes once walking crooked on a roof.

The carpet is nice and she has everyone take off their shoes when they come in the house. 

Is it a pair of Nike shoes, a Schwinn, or a star ship? 

Also, give the impression someone is there: leave old shoes clothes out in one of the rooms where someone peeking in might think someone's staying there, leave a stereo going, rent a ghetto dog (pit) to put in back yard, put a visible sign on the inside of the back window that reads "ain't nothing worth dying for in here" don't bother telling neighbors to watch it, they may be the ones ripping you off.

I figure people won't be wearing muddy shoes upstairs in bedrooms so it can't be too bad... right?