I know MLS listings aren't guaranteed accurate, but getting the acreage, city and zip code wrong is hard to swallow as an honest mistake.We have a financing contingency, so if it doesn't appraise for the contract amount due to the lower acreage and different city/zip, we can renegotiate purchase price.

They also stated they only allow three brokers and three cash homebuyer “spots” in any given area, and they only move into areas where they can guarantee at least 600 leads per year.

If one partner unconditionally guarantees the debt, this can sometimes require some side room guarantees to that partner to ensure no one recognizes a capital gain.As a few others have alluded to, there is a secondary problem known as a "debt financed distribution interest expense." 

During this renovation period would you, as the lender, want an Actual Cash Value or Full Repair Cost policy in place?

They only operate in markets where their data can hedge an almost guarantee if you follow their protocol.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

You can protect yourself with a short contract period.

Oversimplifying it just a bit, the investor profits from:- a non-refundable option paid by the tenant-buyer which gives them the right to purchase the property within their option period- the spread between the rent paid by the investor to the property owner and the rent paid to the investor by the tenant-buyer over the life of the option- the spread between the price ultimately paid by the investor when they exercise their option with the owner and the price ultimately paid by the tenant-buyer when they exercise their option with the investorClear as mud?

Your personal loan has a 5 year balloon period.  

No guaranteed way to stop a determined, experienced thief:(Only deterrents that push them to easier jobs.The roof may be a good idea - until they figure out the just need a ladder to get up there and a rope to lower it down.