When I called them, they assured me that there would be no loss of principal as their "contracts are iron-tight."

The use of an experienced qualified intermediary can significantly reduce the complexity of an exchange by assuring the proper execution of required documentation. 

Each seller will have their own criteria but your down payment will be the most assurance you aren't going to walk away from a deal. 

You can freely advertise your offering to everyone (including on a crowdfunding platform), but you must be reasonably assured that all investors are accredited before accepting their funds.

I can assure you not all 1 million  are doing deals or have ever bought a rental.. they pop on get excited realize that this is just another JOB although a 1099 instead of w 2.. and some like it and flourish others well not so much.. much harder than it looks.I just spent the week and will go back today in what many on BP would classify as a guru event.. ( invited guest speaker) and this is a very niche product.. and so that extent the audience from what I could see is pretty advanced.. most successful business owners looking to pivot and we were talking about deals starting at 2 million basically and up to 10 to 20 million.. but there were also a few that are starting at the bottom and paid to be there and i think while not cheap and most on BP would gasp.. but if they pull it off they will have far more success than most trying to buy a 200 a month cash flow rental.. their starter projects are going to make them 30 to 60k a year net first one out of the gate.. but question can they get there ??? 

However I can assure you that having two single family homes on one lot will be much harder to sell than a single-family home with a detached garage.

It IS still very profitable (tax benefits, cash flow, and profit) AND assures the investment will thrive and survive.I hope this was helpful-Don't hesitate to reach out.Dino

If it does, you can be assured he’s received notices from the county and that might be the ideal time to re-approach him and have another conversation about selling.

She was also a borderline hoarder, though we had repeated assurances that she would have everything cleaned out. 

Currently we are helping land lease communities with their compliance burdens related to Fair Housing and ADA.I was appointed by the Governor of Illinois to set up and run the Illinois Manufactured Housing Quality Assurance Board, I was selected as the Manufactured Housing Industry Person of the Year(2013), my consulting company was selected as Service Supplier of the Year in 2011 by MHI (our national trade association), I have served three times on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Manufactured Housing Association and also served as Chairman in 2014, and have been the featured speaker over 200 times at industry events.