I found this deal thanks to my realtor, Tom Sproul, who helped me through the process of going back and forth with the seller's agent.

Schedule a call with me and I can walk you through the process and help you with the loan.  

I know how to build models, I know the lending process, and I'm an excel junkie.

SupportShepherd - i have heard good things about their vetting process though i've never used them.

Be sure to consult a real estate CPA that is familiar with the process and knows how to properly deal with sub2's / land trust type deals like yours.

I've most often seen it with sellers who aren't interested in doing a 1031 and they save some on taxes, earn interest, have a swtream of payments, but no obligation to operations/maintenance. 10 years or less is likely.

I use apartments.com and zillow.com for processing payments including both rent and security deposits.

If it's all cash (which I doubt for most of them) they'd be better off with their money in the bank earning 5.37% like me.

Likely owned by GSH Ventures,another retail multifamily real estate schemeElisa Zhang is a real estate finfluencer, formerly a computer engineer, who markets herself through the ElizaZhang Financial Independence University41.

Basically, the way agents earn their commissions is changing due to a settlement that's aiming to make things more transparent and fair.