Sorry to hear about your friend, I have recently lost a deal because of similar circumstance, investor had a death in the family.

Then working with a great investor friendly agent locally who can help you find off and on market deals that fit that criteria.

I have a friend who uses this to summarize legal proceedings for his business.

If the applicant comes from the pool of people that I or my tenants know, I use real estate as a way to give back as many of my tenants will not qualify credit wise or may even have a criminal background or would struggle for another reason if I were to just stick to the "background/credit check" criteria. 

How I would go about it is bring a deal to someone ( a friend or colleague) that I knew had money, offer them the terms I have in mind and continue until I find one.

I have friends who are hard money lenders, and the rates were a no for me as a first time RE investor.

We have family teams in place in both markets of Texas & Virginia and source deals on/off market through agent referrals, cold calling motivated sellers and PPL.Well, if you get more deals than you can handle and they’re too good to be true I have a friend in San Antonio that buys properties I might could point you to. 😇 

I have an 18 year old friend who plays competitive baseball and is a beast in real estate with his mentor. 

If you have an Airbnb in DC, Maryland, or Northern Virginia (NOVA) or want to, I'd ask you provide feedback to the City of Alexandria regarding their proposed regulations.Regulations: https://www.alexandriava.gov/site...

A friend of mine from abroad plans to buy a property in CO or FL with a budget of $10 million, but she plans to use Bitcoin to pay for the house.