The very next morning, he was at the seller’s property with a contract in hand.

We own and manage quite a few in that zip code and have had great success. 38109 on the other hand is a very challenged zip code so it makes investing tough.

Simply ask the sponsor if they would be open to connecting you to a handful of investors who have known and invested with them for a long time.

I've largely stayed away from the "sub-to" buz word, but I have done a couple sub-to flips knowing that I only needed to hold onto them a couple months and I was prepared to pay off the notes if they were called.Sub-to for long-term hold on the other hand has me nervous. 

This is why the big corp builders or regionals control so much of the larger developmentsthe deals i funded are 34 lots 160 lots and 80 lots respectively and each of them have contracts on them by Toll and Lennar and one regional but they only close when we have permits in hand. 

It is unlikely a refinance appraisal will give you the cost of a hands off ADU addition.  

I have also invested in mortgage notes and so far no one has defaulted, but if someone does, I am not sure how much it will cost me to exercise my lien (I imagine there are some legal fees involved, but since I have not yet experienced it, I cannot speak to it first hand). 

I used a local buyers-agent, he took alot of hassle out of my hands, he was worth the $$ and then some.

That's what these hands off processes are all about, not generating a sound investment opportunity for you.

Applicant credit scores should be treated with a high level of care and should not be handed out when they aren't assured that you are locking them up and taking due care with private and sensitive data.So, many places, including the screening company we used for years before moving to a PM, provide a suitability score rather than the actual credit score.