And because in general I don't want a bunch of sketch/crappy places taking money from people and providing nothing in exchange.Sorry that you would like to keep it to bashing people only but I think it is important for everyone who will read this to know that some people have had good experiences with them.

Is the initial deposit applied to the eventual money needed for down payment? 

Is anyone using Purchase Money Mortgage ILO Contract For Deed?

You will lose your money.

You can spend as little as $100 to form an LLC, or you could use an attorney and spend $1,000 or more.

I want to make the best decision with saving the most amount of money and reducing future headaches moving forward.  

I was wondering if I should use my own money or maybe use the rental equity instead... or there's even a better option.

And she’d get a discount as some of the sales money would come back to her. 

This is a lot less money than if she were to sell to  a homeowner. 

I wasn't able to have much success with the software for moving my deals, but they did make an exception and I was able to get my money back after a short time of trying to move a few deals.