Once you have a shortlist, sign up for an account with each one and test them extensively to see how they function.

Or, what assets are going to back up the guarantees?

Ended up hiring an attorney to demand the release of the funds.

Be prepared to follow up multiple times, using different forms of communication—calls, emails, and if possible, in-person visits to their office.

I feel sorry for the people losing everything in the fires , insurance will go up .But I wish I was the guy  driving this bulldozer ;t=162s

I had already decided when their lease was up they were getting a hefty increase, which encouraged her to move on after a few months of M2M.  

But, if you want to seller finance this property, you'll get up to $260k over X months/years because I'll be paying you X amount per month in interest.

It was easy to sign up with Square.  

.- If you hold a rental until death, you can pass it on with a stepped-up cost basis, limiting captial gains if then sold (limited by inheritance tax limitations).Too many newbies on this site trying to replace their day job income via "passive" real estate investing w/o digging deep enough to understand how it really works.

I also suspect the vast majority of lenders will take exception to your mom being the 1st position lien (look up strategic default).