He has stellar credit but is unable to make deals due to the sensitive financial company he works for and the amount of student loans he cosigned for his kids. 

Our goal is to build something impactful, creating opportunities to support our community and work toward financial freedom.

If the government wants to send you a notice or you get sued, it will likely go to your address of record for the LLC.

They are not meant to adversely impact any business or individual directly or financially.

I want to know how much skin they have in the game, the loan, and their track record.

You then realize raising capital from individuals you don’t know is equally as challenging because you don’t have a track record.

Prioritize your financial stability.

As far as closing costs go, see below:-Title fees-Title insurance-Hazard Insurance-Lender's closing fee, underwriting fee, or any other flat fee they charge-Origination fee-Attorney fee (if the property is in an attorney state)-Doc fee for closing docs-Prepaid interest through the end of the month you are closing-Recording and transfer fees on titleThat will cover most of your normal closing fees. 

It's been a good experience, very eye opening for me as well as financially nice, and of course, there have been unexpected issues (ie, no matter how sad a situation seems to be, have a 1 strike late payment policy!)

For non-auction properties, I'm assuming the title company can draft the deed of trust and promissory note and record at close?