They do background checks and instant credit reports.

But please, try to get as much INSTANT equity as possible from the outset.

I could possibly see giving up 20% of the equity IF you found a screaming off market deal that provided instant equity AND you were doing the property management yourself AND you oversaw a small renovation (around $20k) to make it rent ready.

They get a receipt and I get instant notification time stamped already in digital format.

Instant book 3.

After reading the bio following your (great) article I instantly felt motivated as I actually have similar background. 

I have found a site that lets me make them from my own handwriting for free and instantly at www.paintfont.com (in case anyone wants to check it out) but all of them are so uneven and they do not look good to me when I print.

Buy bad properties in nicer areas, this way you can turn them bad properties into nice properties and reap the reward instantly.

If you try to be something you are not you will instantly loose credibility. 

But try to BS your way to getting someone  to think you are experienced will instantly lose you credibility.