Rates in this range are also typically higher, making it tough to achieve viable cash flow.A more practical and attainable option would be 20-25% down.

If you put any information on social media you are practicing real estate without a license.

The sellers have not been responsive when asked to provide that information, which is why I was wondering if it's a typical practice prior to submitting an offer. 

I have not reviewed BAM's fees but it's likely based on their representation of UNDER 10% "skin in the game" that most of their "investment" is taken from fees deducted from the money gamblers place with them and counted as equity in the deal; this is a common practice in the syndication industry. 

Anyone have practical experience with this that we can discuss further?

You have to practice and find smart ways to move around PPC/PPL is definitely something I’m keeping on my radar, it’s great to hear that it's working for you and bringing in motivated sellers.

Next step will be to start analyzing deals for practice and asking others for feedback on my analysis.

It can also be probably fight in court if this is a monopolistic practice if you think about it but who will want to fight it :D.  

Wood has a huge variability in strength--between pine varieties, the stress which can cause them to fail varies by more than 2x and you can see 20%+ increase in strength as it ages.Then I have stress concentrations which will yield and then redistribute the load in practice, but not according to the calculations I'm allowed to do. 

Best practices for security deposit deductions (damages)?