And, there is a difference in equity loans (seller financed) and cash advanced loans, to begin understanding those differences you need to begin with the nature or installment transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).

You don't yet know anything about either one, so you're making an uniformed choice.

The Mayor's special task force found her listing and went to the building with the DOB inspector, the FDNY Inspector, and two uniformed policemen.

Is there a DRE rule or requirement that creates a uniform practice in this situation?

ALTA is a trade organization that most title companies are not a part of.Secondly, as far as I could find, ALTA does not specify that you can not do a double/simultaneous closing.In their Uniform General Closing Instructions, they do reference a simultaneous closing situation in Paragraphs J.1.a.i and K.4.a.i as a "double escrow, double closing, flip sale, pass through, or equity skimming" transaction, and they only stipulate that you can not move forward without full disclosure of the situation to and authorization from the buyer's lender.In a wholesaling situation that would most likely be a hard money lender or a commercial lender, and neither one of them will care.

If that money were invested passively in an index fund, figure about 8% return annually (fairly typical for US stock market, IF performance was uniform), in a 10 year period you would have over $8,000.  

It also looks like the stairs are not uniform in height, creating a safety issue.  

I like your section on rehab because it gives some concrete things to look for like tiled kitchen / bathroom and uniform paints.

I find value in that, that's a "sweet-spot" aspect for me that isn't uniformly adopted by the investing community.  

You can hire an off duty uniformed police officer for $25.00 an hour!