They are national direct lenders who have the big stage and therefore are able to have dedicated (sales men) who give you the some and dance and disappear after you start the under writing process.

I'd say 60 % of my deals are done with 2 or 3 investors we have nothing formal & arrangements are flexible & usually negotiated into the assignment or promissory note payable a closing.

You also have other issues with lease credits (many actually) as you'll have a sale contract and a financing arrangement and with a tenant buyer and the seller being in the business, violations of the SAFE and Dodd-Frank Acts.Lease-options just aren't the "go-to" contract they were several years ago, rent-to-own is pretty well dead and considered a`predatory lending matter as they were done in the past. 

3)  How did you arrange the "draws" with your hard money lender?  

It really didn’t amount to anything then, but at this stage of the game, I feel that RE needs to be part of my ACCELERATED passive income plan.I look forward to learning and networking.Jay

The tenant estoppels will either corroborate the information provided by the vendor or will expose any "on the side" arrangements.

newbie here too. just wished to introduce myself. formerly from washington, dc, i'm just getting started in the staging arena in california and i'm looking to make some connections as well. thanks and sincerely, sydney

Reading/writing/meditation has its place.making the calls/offers/arranging financing etc is another component

newbie here too. just wished to introduce myself. formerly from washington, dc, i'm just getting started in the staging arena in california and i'm looking to make some connections as well. thanks and sincerely, sydney

Every investor goes through this stage.