And how do you determine your company's returns on these types of projects? 

Many skip tracing companies have a minimum count or spend.

The substitute of collateral was more of a scenario where you sold for $155K, and instead of paying off the $88K loan in your scenario, those funds stayed at the title company and were used on a cash purchase happening nearby in date. 

The seller responded that since the issue was repaired and he believes there is no ongoing problem, he did not think it needed to be disclosed.When I asked him to extend the inspection period so I could follow up with the repair company and conduct my own inspection, he declined.I disagree with this interpretation.

If your considering organizing a capital raise perhaps you should focus on large companies that advertise on the websites to be doing a capital raise with a debt offering.

Treat this property as a business and factor in all the associated expenses, including mortgage payments (if you pull a loan), maintenance, and potential vacancy periods.To simplify management and make this less of a hands-on job, I’d strongly recommend working with a property management company.

They will have better recommendations for any title companies or lawyers there.

When I had to switch Property Management companies, they suggested that I do include pets in my rental listing. 

Use caution when borrowing against your stock portfolio, especially if it's a high volatility portfolio comprised of individual companies.

I've been in real estate for about a month now with my company.