But if you bill back, you must comply with all the requirements as a water company would.Here, if there is standing water or there's a health/safety issue, you might qualify to turn off the water. 

What I've done is if there is interest I just send them a message with everything including answering common questions.  

I have seen a common theme with hard money loans being all about the same rates and usually only up to 80% LTV for a rental property loan.

The common advice is you have to hold on to it for at least a year to to qualify to play it safe though it's not stated in the law.

Hello, I'm trying to see to some health and safety issues for an older home in Petaluma CA.  

Is this common for nonconventional lenders?

Is this structure as common as she makes it out to be? 

Is this a common requirement?

I spent a lot of time and energy learning residential laws, common practices, apartment rental values, and anything else I can.

It is pretty common to go through a crew or two before you find a good fit.