It's also important to know when you face the risk of a lawsuit.

I mean I did a ton of foreclosure rescue in my day so ia m not trying to be a hypocrite . 

So having a borrower sign a deed in lieu AS A CONDITION FOR MAKIMG A LOAN is not going to stand legal challenge.  

I imagine it can be tricky without face-to-face interaction, but it sounds like you’ve got a solid approach.Honestly, I don't have a process for establishing trust with sellers other than being polite and professional.

Is that a good cash flow? 

You have to find the areas that are either zoned for Hotel and Resort or have NUCs (non-conforming use) certificates. 

I guess it would depend on whether Santa Monica decides to go off the date of the permit or the certificate of occupancy, which hasn't been issued yet.

.:  Are you talking about creating a first 50% of the note and a second for 50% of the Note and sell the first one? 

This is a large community and someone might give you some insights on the lender or the loan officer.  

If I had to leave a takeaway from this post before getting too far in it would be that whatever goals are had you have, we have these goals for a reason and typically it does not go exactly as planned but even if it doesn't go as planned, we can pick up where we left off and give it a fresh start.