When you allow other entities to accept payment for you, such as a bank or an online "gimmick", you compromise the eviction process. 

But, more specifically to attept an answer at your question, I'd suggest simply borrowing enough the one time that it covers the down payment on the four properties...or maybe a compromise where you borrow enough the first time to purchase three properties.

Hey Rafael - thanks for the input, no offense taken...a little back story: I found an investor to buy the seller's remaining inventory 15 months ago for 4.2MIL, which the seller declined...since then, prices have dropped further, and now the seller is willing to take 3.3MIL...but now my investors are only willing to go as high as 2.4MIL, which he delined again...so the frustration comes from putting real offers into the seller's hands, and him balking waiting for the "pie in the sky" deal...he could have been done with this 15 months ago had he taken the 4.2, where now he would gladly accept that...problem is, market changed again, and he's not being realistic...so believe me, I did concern myself with the seller throughout this whole process, trying to get him the best deal I could, while still being fair to the investors...seller just seems to have unrealistic expectations, so my thought was to now see if I could go straight to the bank, and see if they maybe could help "convince" the seller to take what is being offered...you know, maybe hearing it from another source might strike a chord...in any event, since I started this post, the seller seems to be a bit more willing to discuss and compromise his position, and we are scheduled for a call in a couple hours with both potential buyer and seller.Keeping my fingers crossed...Thanks for your honest opinion...

Our privacy is being compromised by the county recorders office since they list our names in the Grantor index.

Your knowledge, enthusiasm for a deal, your ability to be creative and so on are compromised if you have to talk to an intermediary.

You need to be comfortable with defending your lease, then be open to compromise.

If you are not of the same mind one must compromise, probably you.  

How about if the buyer increased his price by 1/2 of the amount you need, the seller borrowed some money from relatives for 1/8 of the amount you need, the real estate agents agreed to cut their commissions to generate 1/4 of the money you need, and the HOA receiving delinquent dues agreed to compromise some and generate the other 1/8 you need.

However, if like you said, are doing mostly finish work (painter / cabinets) essentially items that won't compromise other building systems built by the contractor it should be fine.

No matter what, do NOT compromise on your ROI and cashflow targets.