Are you asking as a buyer, or as a loan officer?

There is a "sponsor exemption" but that only allows an unlicensed person to raise money but it cannot be more than 50% of their duties and the pay they receive cannot be based on how much they raised.If you have never raised $, a family office will be off the table as they typically want the company to ahve atleast $50-$100M in assets. 

I drove to my office, everything around me was on fire including the landscaping and dumpsters in the parking lot--no firefighters around. 

Then think about writing off your cellphone, your internet, you car, your home office, your tax prep, etc etc etc.  

I like OC, my office is in North Orange County.

A friend of mine rented her property near a base and connected with military housing officers at the Family Support Center, which helped secure steady tenants.

If you believe that to be true then simply ask the escrow officer to forward it to the Seller they will have sellers contact info and they are a neutral party..

Dumb question, but is asking a police officer to swing by just to assess if there is weed (quick smell test) be too much/a violation of anything/asking for trouble?

Quote from @Marshall Robins: Do you know what the Loan office with AgSouth meant by 25% down?

Check with your Section 8 office.