Another piece of info that is important in this mystery is that a novice investor (I will call him George) made an offer to Mike but I don't know any of the terms of the deal or if there was a formal deal.

@Matt Powell  this model is VERY old news  its how the turn key industry worked prior to the GFC in 07 and 08 when lenders STOPPED doing investor refis for all but the VERY RICH.now as money is rolling again they are just bringing back basically the same products that existed prior to 08 nothing new mysterious or earth shattering here. the trick though is getting more than 4 refis and you can get up to 10 if your VERY well off and qualified or you go portfolio which new players are entering the space  B2R Colony etc.

Even some thing as simple as box of nails.

Fourplexes around here are (almost always) just drab boxes without parking or decent paving or updated interiors.  

I've even done CL ads where I check the box that says I'm in SF and then explain in the ad that I'm in Alameda and it's a relatively easy commute. 

But here I am, desperate to get into Real Estate investing, however without the credit or the funds, I really needed a cash investor/investing partner.I received an email from a Bianca, who says she is Venezuelan and while she is fortunate to come from family money, she has a voice box in her throat and truly can only communicate via email and text. 

Scappers turning in window boxes and refrigerators don't.  

This will stop the thermostat from calling for cooling until you have reset both the external and internal breakers.Find the breaker box in your home and flip the breaker for the a/c to the “off” position.Flip the breaker for the a/c back on.Now, wait 30 minutes.

@Ross G. there is a section of the contract about assignment and a check box to be filled out allowing or disallowing assignment of the contract.

Other requirements included their own control / source of heat and 24/7 access to their breaker box (more because this was a unit attached to another and they want to make sure one party can't lock another party out of access to heat and power. ) Anyway, I fit all these requirements into a room 8.5x21ft.