In the State of New York, rent-to-own and lease-to-own is considered a disguised credit transaction which requires you to be, or to employ, an MLO and have a Mortgage Lending License along with a complete Compliance Management System.

All cash, fast close, high (like $100K) earnest money waive appraisal, assurance of simple inspection with no gouge backs on price.

Suppose the seller is out of town or state and they a JV agreement, a piece of paper and the investor pays off the mortgage/DOT but they delay or appear not to intend to pay the seller their share of the profits from the JV agreement.Can the JV agreement be put into the escrow instructions for the sale of the property and if so how can the seller be assured of this after they've let go of the property after selling to the investor?

They are high in compliance and low in risk-tolerance.  

I hired him to do the plumbing as well as hang and finish the new drywall and put in a new shower, all of which they assured me they could do. a few weeks went by as they were slowly chipping away at the project, slowly working around the other contractors and whatnot.

Hopefully you did this in compliance with the landlord-tenant laws applicable to your jurisdiction.

If you were doing work in Dupage county, especially unincorporated, it is almost assured permits were required.  

The asset protection is worth the money just for the protection of anonymity compliance and charging order protection.  

There are still costs being associated with a brokerage like E&O and compliance stuff.However, with 100% payout, don't expect any support. 100% commission outfits are more for people that already have experience and want to work on their own...

Couple questions if you don't mind:What resources have you used to gain information on the business operation aspects of it (ie: Medical billing, staff compliance, etc.?)