., good luck with that man, hope our paths cross in person someday.

The risker the transaction, the more the interest the borrower will pay.

At one point they were talking cross collaterialization until the loan officer drove by the property and then he said the bank was good with what I had and they wouldn't require a lien on another property.

Just wanting to warn everyone about possible issues with using the provided title services associated with a Hubzu auction property.This is what happened to me on a recent transaction on a fix and flip property that I bought in Northern Kentucky just outside Cincinnati.Hubzu’s contract states, basically, that if the buyer uses their designated title agency (Premium Title / Altisource) for title work and closing then the seller will pay the closing fees and owners title policy.

I'm a Seattleite, and while I have a few RE transactions under my belt, I've only recently changed my mind-set to that of an investor.

Transaction costs are killer!

Some traditional sources of funding include; business loans, loans from friends, mortgages or secured transactions on assets you already own, saving up money from your own income, starting a non-profit and getting grants from the government, etc.

Personally, I'd just charge him rent as per normal, then have him invoice for the work that he does, and keep all transactions clean and clear. 

My issue is how to return the entire seller financing transaction to a less regulated process between buyer and seller, similar to what's lawful when seller financing to investor buyers.  

That said, any agent who has experience working with short sales foreclosures - transactions which involve working directly with the bank - can probably help you if there is a specific property you want to make an offer on.I'll shoot you a PM.