If he's legitimate, he should be able to do work based on milestone payments, he shouldn't struggle to cover the initial costs of the renovation.  

I will not advertise the name yet, I need advice from the community on how I can validate this supposed-lender and if I should put the name out there to alert the actual person; granted my concerns are valid.The person in question is not part of the BP community, I looked, but I was hoping that someone knows this person and may be able to assist me with this probable issue or at least alleviate my concerns and validate that this supposed private lender is legitimate.  

Never pay any upfront fees to any Lender cause no Legitimate Lender will ask you for an upfront fees, although there are closing cost that will be associated with your Loan if approved but those cost are disclosed to you upfront and it's only paid at closing expect Appraisal fees you're not obligated in any way to accept the terms unless you find the terms appealing to you and you decide to move forward with the Lender.

All legitimate rentals in Seattle are now registered. 

But these are legitimate questions that deserve some very legitimate answers, not a throw away line that don't exist.

Per the CFPB, you only have to honor legitimate leases.

The legitimate contractors you want to work with will appreciate and respect you more for being organized. 

However, if you feel there are legitimate reasons why your offer price makes sense, it might give you an opportunity to present your case.

- and that will seem suspicious, even if it is legitimate.Your landlord can't require you to have a specific breed ESA or deny your legitimate ESA based on breed; very rarely will it be deemed "reasonable" for you to rehome your current ESA and get a different one.If you are worried about it, just document everything and if he does ask you to move, ask for his documentation why.

If you do this deal, you better know the buyer is legitimate and do some due diligence on him or her.