That sounds like some type of scam.

So I was reading through Josh's post here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/1/blog_posts/4157-don-t-fall-for-the-scam-be-cautious-about being cautious about who you do business on via the site and there is commentary in the comments section about having an approved vendor section.

For me it is not a scam.Renatus is not a Scam.

I consider it a SCAM.

HarryLot's of advice, I manage tens of millions $ of rental properties in Charleston, SC. am also a mechanical contractor, HVAC is always a problem.

this maybe a good read for youhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/102840-don-wood-now-takes-his-scam-to-st-cloud-to-include-their-city-counsel-and-the-ucf-incubator-program

However when I brought it up to my father(who loves to read these kinds of books)he went into a tirade on how Robert K is a scam artist, that his story isn't real.

They are scam artist

Sucker terms ---  Wire money up front  ---Florida based company  =  Scam  you will most likely pay the 4k  and the lender will decline to fund your loan on some made up BS and you will be out your 4k... this is a very OLD scam I first heard of it with my dad back in the early 70's usually bigger deals like lenders saying they will fund developers.... you submit a package your a wannabe have no real money but found this great 10 million dollar deal... you respond to lenders that say they have 2 to 25 mil to lend they talk a great game .. then they hit you up for 20 to 50k for up front due diligence they fly out kick the tires lead you on.. then never fund... this is just a smaller version of this I would almost 100% guarantee.

While he may be a legitimate lender, the way I was approached and the information I was asked for along with the way I was asked for it was similar to the phishing scams I have been emailed asking for all my personal information.