Luckily I had a buddy to help on occasion but did just about everything myself.

On occasion I've had people think they were getting in touch with me via email but it was going to an old account that I can't access or shut down.

On several occasions the costs got away from me, or I lost receipts etc.  

It has stopped me on some occasions.

Always pay directly to the lender.And on occasion a sub2 transaction can call for the seller to coninue to make a portion of the payment.

Until then, What's the occasion?

If all you're getting is angry responses, you may be targeting a deeply entrenched community that has been approached with this kind of offer on multiple occasions by less than scrupulous buyers.

If what you meant was that I misinterpreted what you wrote, or didn't understand what you wrote, or ignored points in your post, that's quite possible -- I make mistakes on occasion.

This method has work for me on several occasions with tired landlords or absentee owners that call me about selling their property.

I am not the most experienced real estate investor only investing in one home in my life, however I have over 16 years in the Lease to Own Business and am currently a Regional Manager for the nations largest furniture leasing company, and deal with similar issues with customers and It has been my experience that in every case the need for something outweighs the individuals need for security and privacy I have on occasion dealt with folks that have initially refused to give a social, however when it came down to not getting the merchandise they always went ahead and gave the info..