I happily went looking for my next corporate engineering position and had a good offer and some promising leads. 

@Sterling WyattI am really enjoying reading this thread,I think his best book is Fake. 

Rent is received when it is received, not when it is promised or "sent".

I found some that are absolutely horrendous at actually delivering on promises and the stories those people told, I feel for them.

If it promises positive cash flow and good return, you don't have to see it yourself.

@Calvin Ozanick  I would be delighted to chat, sounds promising. 

I promise, creativity not required.

Since they want to be the first (and only) lender in line, they will often times make you promise you don't have any other debt or loans related to the property.

They may as well be trying to re-sell boxes of detergent out the back fo their vans (assuming they're old enough to get a drivers license much less a RE license).You sound smart, just promise you'll learn to do things the right way and not rely on subterfuge. 

Solutions that look promising are directly tied to a franchise.