If possible, see if you can get an eviction on the person, as this will follow the person down the road the next time they attempt to rent another place.

Lolita done did dirty a fine upstanding young Texas boy and ruined his life.The only way he could have made this implausible pass-the-buck story MORE of a cliche was explaining that he was cunningly plied with alcohol and she was well-known for having unstable relationships with lots and lots of guys and/or that he found out later that she had had several various mental health problems and/or that he knows she's separated now from her fifth husband who left her in a doublewide with eight kids by six different men, two of them mixed-race...hey Aaron, did Lester the Molester feed you anything like that about the person a court of law decided was HIS VICTIM?

Also the line blurs quickly when lending to a natural person as a hard money lender.

Originally posted by Samantha M.:As

She should have a parent that would sign for her, and you would do your checks on that person as well. 

I need to understand my money is protected and I am investing in the person as much as I am investing in the project.  

Unless you suspect the person as a shady individual of course.

I cannot recall if the property needs to be owner occupied or if you can use it for cottages or secondary personal properties.Naturally, an arms-length mortgage is when your registered account lends to and subscribes a mortgage from an un-related person.   As

Originally posted by @Jeremy Baker:@Miki M. As

Look up all the mortgages in public record, then throw out every lender that isn't a person, a SDIRA, or an LLC.