Hey Mark,Here are my 2 cents...You have done a great job in determining why the family is motivated.

Besides determining if the seller has a "saleable" interest in the property and identifying any liens, the title search also identifies any restrictions or easements on the property.In a property that I purchased recently, the title search turned up a parking easement that allowed the next door neighbors to park on a 12 foot strip of land between the properties.

If you're not comfortable determining this for yourself, I highly recommend you find a good property inspector in your area to go through the house with you.

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While I would always check assessed value it is not an accurate figure to determine a homes value.

Anticipated rent is very crucial to determining profitability.

The mistake is that this company most likely hired a writer to write blogs or articles for them and then wanted that writer to place that all over the internet.

You're an agent, so you have access to the real data for determining values.

As to SEC attorneys, I doubt you'll find one who will say that your operation avoids SEC regulations and provide a guarantee of that, since they are pretty broad in what might constitute a security, that will be determined by the regulators not one attorney.You'll also find that a broker or investors who have problems in a deal will put any straw man in a bind quickly if they can not cure the problem quickly.

The guy checks out the home before, determines how much money it will take to fix it up, and also has an agent figure out what the resale will be...