@Ryland Taniguchi  I have done a lot of work with SDRIA custodians over the years and I have never heard of any of them prepping RE docs  ... it would be a normal escrow with your escrow officer prepping your DT and if they are able your Prom note.they then send to the custodian for approval. then they fund.Once the nice things about working with lenders that have a true check book IRA they simply cut a check to title and its much smoother than the custodian approach.

Let's approach this from another angle.  

We took different approaches to land lording.  

We’ve got a new approach for home finance: equity sharing.Homebuyers can get a lift from investors in making a down payment on a house.Homeowners can access equity in their home by selling a portion of their equity.

@Rob Beland @Rich Ng @Shaun Reilly @Russell Brazil ... for all the commentsAfter gather all this information, I think I have two approaches:1) Communicate about the remaining days left (ask her to pay up to departure day) and tell her to pay me that.

Thanks for taking the time and really rethink my approach!

Either the owners have the right to sell or they don't  but I am probably missing an approach or something there).

However, I am struggling to figure out the best approach for financing, if I do not have all the capital traditionally required for a down payment.If I decide to go with a lender, am I really going to have to come to the table with at least 20-25% down?

Your conservative approach should serve you very well, so long as you are REGULARLY putting in conservative Offers on MANY properties, rather than being tempted to be less conservative on one particular property by trying to second-guess the Seller and coming up with excuses to increase your own Risk. 

They each interpreted that differently based on their personality (and political stance it seems), but if I had to guess at the end of the day, they both get in their car, drive home and don't think much more about it.Having said that, I would guess doing something to make their jobs more complicated may not be the best approach.