I have also used Zillow and received multiple applications through there, which seems to be a reliable resource.

Sounds like a hard money lender that wants to take a property from you when you default.There's a lot of issues here starting with a guy that will loan you money and once it gets difficult wants you to abandon ship- red flag.There are a lot of unknowns here but trying to dump it seems like a 100% guarantee to lose money.

It seems like a hard money lender typically a private individual or venture firm) would be the only route to go since they are a little more lax on lending requirements than a conventional lender.

Account ClosedThanks so much for sharing, lead source is so critical and it seems to be where the most pain is felt early on. 

My lender seems a little iffyy, I'm not sure if how I describe my intended use of the property will influence if they give me a loan. 

It might seem like you're doing more than 50% of the work and maybe that is true. 

That seems to be the best middle ground here if you are open to it.

It seems like a sweet deal for the tenant and the house is actually great in a B area.  

The buildings are not renovated, but they seem like they're in okay condition from the pictures.

I work a 9-5 and wouldn't be able to do this myself - I see BP has partnered with CallPorter but they seem to only do inbound calls, not outbound.