Clever use of the HELOC however to streamline the process! 

You won’t be buying in all cash so the loan that you pick will be very important in this process.  

Little did I know, that I just entered into a highly dysfunctional situation where the seller has already been brought to court to sell and was refusing to sign the closing documents.

This will be helpful in your research.Rent To Retirement actually has more 5 star reviews than any other company on Bigger Pockets, so I recommend doing your own research from people that have actually invested with us and understand how our process works. 

Can someone explain the contract process I know it is private property vs real property so that will affect how you go about it.

In the future, supposedly AI will revolutionize the industry and streamline the mortgage process for borrowers, but there is no substitute for reputable creative financing solutions and human reassurance when the closing date is tomorrow.

Selling costs time and money. 

I know the process of touring houses, getting home inspection, researching market rents, looking for tenants, screening tenants, etc takes up a lot of time.

Just wondering if anyone has done a similar process in the LA county and what are the hurdles to do this process?

In fact listing brokers and agents often dreamt of selling their own listing to a buyer that either they found or a buyer who was not “represented” so that could pocket the whole commission.