In all the offers I've been a part of, a pre-approval from a traditional lender < POF from a HML < POF from an individual partner or family member < POF in personal name showing assets (like stocks) < POF in personal name showing cash or cash equivalent.Know that some of your competition, when offering on a property they know many others will be going for, emphasize their offer only requires their signature - no lenders, 3rd parties, or anything else... a true cash offer where they 100% control the decision.  

I tried using one company and found it clunky and had no success.2) I do one professional style letter and I do it for around $0.70 ea.

Is this too good to be true or this a strategy for more business?

It seems too good to be true, but could someone indulge me on that as well? 

is it true that the schools want kids names on leases?

We've distributed our initial round of PPMs, mostly to our network of friends & professional acquaintances, and I'd like to expand this effort and find others who'd be interested

Very true that the needs of the demographic is very different.  

The same old rule Still holds true.  

All i'm asked to do is use my credit score for them to secure financing and i collect when they flip it.to be honest, this sounds way too good to be true. 

I am not sure how true this is though.On the news I have seen reports of contractors trying to overprice their work due to the demand.