Less down almost always = higher interest rate.Second part is raising the equity from investors.

The owner shall also post a notice of intent to sell at all public entrances to the property (that form will also be provided by DOH).If the owner receives an offer from a third-party, the owner shall provide a written notice to the DOH, tenant association or to each tenant in the rental property.

The way more challenging part is #1 finding the deal of course, #2 finding great contractors that would take on this type of project with payments to them working through installments, #3 finding great terms on your refi.My advice would be to look aggressively for #2 and #3, so if you do come across the golden ticket of #1, you are ready to pounce. 

I guess I’m confused by the skip tracing part? I

I recently settled a multi year law suit that mostly went my way (not as much as I had hoped as the other party was scum).  

Not to mention, you've now become reliant on a 3rd party for income streams, and yes, they do occasionally run short of funding and, yes, they have no compunction with telling you to pound sand until they get new funding. 

I know in California it is legal and the state acknowledges it however it does restrict the finder to basically introducing the parties and they can not participate in negotiations, etc.

In this post, I will explore the historical impact of the election results on the housing market, if any, and share my view of the current election impact.Historically, U.S. investors have seen similar annual stock market returns regardless of which political party is in power.

Most of the crowdfunding platform operate like Craigslist ads and simply connect investors to third party sponsors.

The potential for a loan call is higher and higher with sub to the more parties you involve if that makes sense.Trying to take down four homes sub to and then do remodels to them all, and then list them on short-term rental sites, and get full permitting and ok for not just the STR, but for your renovations and all prior renovations maybe done without a permit, while on subto, sounds like a pretty big mess to me.I would consult with a sub to specialist and prepare for the potential of having all the loans called at some point.