Open houses are typically used to generate leads, not sell houses.

The common feedback I hear typically revolves around your accounting preference. 

typically with seller finance there would be some period of monthly payments and then a balloon where you pay off the balance in full. 

In any contract you don't typically need a clause saying what you CAN do, its assumed you can do anything legally allowed as an owner including sell.

We are simply a group of almost 150 investors in RADD who have had zero returns and are looking for options to get our money back...if possible. unless there is insurance to go after or some hidden deep pockets  class action is a non starter I suspect. just looks like from we see a failed investment or at least a deeply flawed one.

Perhaps do a case study with a hypothetical deal you think is typical for what you are looking at and compare it to the alternative investments you might use and their expected returns.

Typically, we see anywhere from $600 to over $1000 per unit (maintenance and turn costs)  depending on these factors. 

These loans are short-term as you mentioned, typically 12 months, so you'll need to refinance before that balloon comes due.

The IRS generally does not allow you to deduct expenses for a property that has not been placed into service, as deductions typically apply to operational properties actively being used to produce income.

The way to get access is typically reaching out to the sponsor and getting the PPM and the documents you need to do a thorough review.