Let me know if you'd like an intro.On the investment property piece, watch out for the investment property tax rates in SC if youre not already aware of them. 

I suspect this lender was just one of the hundreds of crooks out there doing teh advance feescam.If your interested watch the American Greed episode on Remington financial they do a deep dive into these companies..

The number of people who have called many of us saying they saw some article online or watched some tickytok video and did something COMPELTELY wrong is staggering.  

It's been inspiring to watch and I'm sure others would appreciate it as well.  

I know a lot of folks that started with 1 or 2 properties that they bought from A turnkey rental seller and then went on their own, after all, purchasing and owning A rental property is the real experience it is far more hands on then any course your listen or video youll ever watch, so for someone that has the funds and is eager to learn the real way, and is okay to not make his full top profit of their first few investment properties it would be an idea for them to start with A turnkey seller.But as mentioned here, it definitely comes with A certain price tag, although for some starters they can pay up even more when they start on their own, and with A turnkey seller they'll actually save money.It all depends on the investors capabilities, experience, guts, funds avail, time (if you got they full time job besides real estate) etc...

Have a great day James. 100% agree, haha, I'm watching your conversation, it's very interesting  Love it!

As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets Rookie podcasts.

Are there any red flags I should watch out for when dealing with buyers who propose alternative arrangements like this?

Chillaxin in Crete, life in paradise, watch the springboks put a hurtin on the all blacks, a little brai, pop back a few black labels......

No one will watch our money more carefully than us, and have usually had some sort of arrangement (or try to) similar to what you've proposed.