Big goals, small steps.I've read my books on the subject (20-25) and I feel confident that my analysis tools are getting more sophisticated and more accurate.

The learning curves are different due to the difference in collateral and borrower sophistication.

Usually sophisticated investors who try to take advantage of newbies will offer to do installments.

More importantly your buyer is at all sophisticated they should want a full title search and probably title insurance.

Steve-I got it and thanks for the lesson on how to tickle the machinery!

A sophisticated strategy where timing and negotiations are important.

They are very sophisticated investors with a lot of experience.

It could be said they allow for things that a more sophisticated lender will not consider prudent to do.You can do a lot of great deals for both you and the private money person.

Lease options and other forms of seller financed transactions can be great for the right buyers.Sellers who are using sophisticated techniques are doing so to make a profit.

Chan, Jay DeCima, John Schuab, Jack Miller and Mark Warda JD, - Advanced concepts from Peter Conti- David Finkel, such as Lease Purchase of sophisticated owners (e.g. using Equity Split Addendums) are for people serious about negotiating win win arrangements.