There's a reason it's called "The Wall Street Casino". :-)  

These compagnies seem legit with solid portfolios, they are licensed in CA and insured. 

Analysis is easy, finding a legit good deal for a non connected professional (and by legit I mean with underwriting that excludes the vast majority of "base hit" garbage deals average part time investors buy) is as hard as hell.

if she has a legit listing agreement the seller can sell but they will still owe the realtor her/him full commission and whose to say they did no perform.. you should have called the agent and made your offer.. then the agent is performing not trying to go behind their back and cut them out.. thats bush league frankly.

I have never sought out this kind of funding before.On the other side, if you do know of anyone legit who does gap financing, please send them my way!

The most recent casino to open cost over $7B.

so that would be something I would look into. as well as Sheridan WY is not exactly the hot spot for mortgage banking :)  other items seem ok.. but I have seen legit HML come into OR and lending not knowing they needed a license then get cease and desists..

The casinos seem to have an outsize influence on the local economy, and I'm guessing politicians. 

If you're looking for legit tax strategies look up Taxes and Business Strategy by Myron Scholes.He was a Nobel Prize economist and he really emphasized the various components to manipulate, a focus on the contractual arrangement, and various example calculations to show impacts on cash flow, and the source of all tax planning (a lack of neutrality in the tax system).Best tax book I ever read.

I may just take out a large liability coverage and let the LLC die on the vine in favor of being legit and not having the risk of any due-on-sale clause being invoked.