Don't have a 100% grasp on how this all works, so be reading for some "duh" questions from me.

They don't need to be a millionaire I don't think, but they just need to have a solid grasp of it.

Using a brokers time would actually be the best way to get a grasp of the basics I feel, maybe you could pay him for his time?

Jeremy's right... if they can't grasp why you need an invoice, find someone else.If you're holding the money, they'll learn soon enough.  

I work a 9/80 meaning I get every other Friday off so for that I am very grateful as it has allowed me to spend additional time in educating myself on the real estate investment world which is a big one to grasp!!!

it's not easy to get, especially for real estate investment - it's too broad of a term for insurance agents to grasp.

I'm looking to pour alot more into tax liens but I'm trying to really get a good grasp on all of the in's and out's before I do.

Success is almost in my grasp."

The BS rate/terms you were quoted that brought you to H Bank aren't going to happen, period, end of story, done.It's usually the case that you are best served by working with the most knowledgeable local lender who can communicate clearly, and not any of the 600,000 technically licensed/registered smoke blowers (yup, really, at this point 0.5% of the US Population have an NMLS or NMLSR, which is freaking insane) that have been doing refis only for the last 5 years (until rates just went up) who don't know how to read a purchase contract or do a purchase mortgage (most of these refi jockeys will be out of the industry within a year or so, once they are done grasping at straws and promising non-deliverables to homebuyers).

I teach college for a living, so I think I have a pretty good grasp on it.