Jessica, I switched my pm in NC due to her negligence, and the new pm I hired was instrumental in getting the deposits transferred.

@Chet Mazur  Chet I grew up in Cupertino  just FYI  Hwy 280 was not built yet and Stevens creek and Hwy 9 ( now De Anza BLVD) were still gravel  :)It sounds like with the equity in this deal and the fact Trustor ( assuming CA instrument) is not responsive that a sale may very well happen and you will get paid off .Hopefully you bought the note for less than face value and you will make a tidy profit.Good luck with it.you can hit me off line if you want as well if there is any other things relating to this

Mortgages are the customary security instruments.

Think about this - When a bank offers a home buyer money to purchase a home and the deal goes thru, the bank turns that mortgage document into a copyrighted instrument as a derivative which they sell multiple times.

These institutional lenders are always in a third party situation, a seller /buyer and lender/borrower are not in that third party relationship.Use a Standard Deed Of Trust or Mortgage security instrument and ensure the note actually conforms to that security agreement, like "applications to  principal", "payments required" "insured losses" and "costs of collection".If you can't afford, or if your deal doesn't carry itself applying conventional financing requirements, then it's not a deal, even if it is seller financed!

We've also been able to hook up with a few investors from the Far East that've been instrumental to our growth.

The only concern is any debt instrument that may end up being used. 

This community has been so instrumental in our investing journey, and in my growth as a real estate agent. 

You probably signed a Personal Guarantee on your financing so your other REI and Financial instrument wealth is gone depending on your LTV %.   

These are the money partners who are most apt to agree to your terms of 100% financing if you present all of the other benefits they will receive and what safety instruments and equity you are offering with the deal.I have been party to hundreds of deals and have never used my own money and it is still very much a win/win.