What you need is a "Cash Like Substance"...non-lien able debt.  

That's why these guru's make these courses and the courses lack real substance in the business.  

You should probably talk to an attorney about what is legal and what is not if you want an actual answer with substance.

Problem is you will need to bring something of substance to the table, and if you are new to RE that may be a catch-22 for you.Read as many forum threads here on BP as you can about Iinvesting with low money down, you will be on information overload but that is OK because eventually your brain will filter and retain the important stuff.Much success!

It's all about fundamentals and substance; something which was conspicuous by it's absence, both in the dot-com boom and the RE run up of the mid 2000's. 

YouTube/Google has been great but I’m looking for more substance.3.

I have same issue so i have restricted it in all leases  I suggest put in lease they can use other forms of weed ie food, lotion, pills, etc but not ignition nor anything that creates spark or ignites like cigarettes etc.Also i tell all my tenants that my banker (and my insurance company) says my loan is fdic insured and thus is using federal law which requires me via my loan and bank not to allow any weed or federally illegal substances on property.Also posted signs at all entrances. 

Use state-approved forms and do some research on the proper wording for contingencies etc.The thing is, unless you have huge financial resources to draw upon, you will not be able to offer much in the way of earnest money to give your offers substance. 

Substance over form."

You cannot treat different partners in a syndication differently without economic substance, just because it gives favorable tax treatment to some partners.It might be possible to structure things this way if different partners have different level of participation and different risks - which is case by case and high-end as far as tax planning goes.