House is worth about $45k on paper and $25k cash, neighborhood is not the best but in my research anything otc is not going to be in beverly hills and those houses hardly ever go to a tax sale and when they do it goes for almost retail... 

We need paper trails to show exactly what's going on.

Look great on paper. 

We came to an agreement on splitting the cost of an elevation certificate and FEMA paper work and had the surveyors out yesterday.

What we have been doing since the beginning is at the entrance, we leave a snack tray and beside it, a piece of paper with that reads...."

I started my career buying and selling bare land I like it.. especially carrying paper its a easier form of cash flow compared to tenants..

In the mean time, I rent the property back from them while I am looking for another investment property.It's a win win situation for both of us because he doesn't have good credit and not enough income on paper to qualify for a loan.

On your homeowner financing loan alternatives is to show them the math on paper that shows them the extra profit and the possible tax liability spread out for several periods instead of showing they will and have to report it all in the next year end tax preparation and the savings that they might get. 

He has told me that two good ways are to put a classified ad in the paper (and/or craigslist) and say "Rent to own, low downpayment" or "no bank qualifying, rent to own" or something like that.

I have some investors that work with me on financing foreclosures that have expressed interest in purchasing discounted paper through me if I can learn the process.I know how to find discounted notes and value these notes and contact the owners.