So you're on the other side of that coin now, and should be giving them one of these.Build that into your interest rate, if you want to effectively have it covered by the borrower. 

They just need to borrow some money and hire a real estate agent

So if you're thinking of borrowing from one of those guys, better check it out first.

Depends on what you are borrowing at.

My investments, I want to have degree of leverage because borrowing is so cheap right now.

There are also websites that specialize in matching investors and borrowers such as Propser.com and LendingClub.Hope this helps.Ed

I'd probably start with the bank if possible as they will be some of the cheapest money you can borrow.

Contracts, inspections, how to get the property to appraise, how to qualify and interpret how good of a borrower the buyer is, how good their lender is etc.

Here's what I learned from a second commercial lender.Even if the appraisal comes in sky high, the lender wants the borrower to have skin in the game, which in the case of this particular lender, is minimum 20%.

I'm not experienced with commercial lending but believe the lender looks at the asset just as much, if not more, than the borrower during the loan approval process.