They find and fix the deals and we sign the checks.The idea was amazing for people whose time is completely eaten up by our employers, looking for a way to create retirement with rental income.However, that is not at all what he did.In reality, he found the crappiest oldest homes ( more like death traps), that no other knowledgeable investor would touch, and upsold them to us for $20-50K more than they were worth, lied about the numbers, and charged us for repairs he never did.

There's too many free resources out there to find a lender, like BP and Scotsman Guide. 

My out-of-state clients love it here because there are still deals that are positive cash flowing, meet the 1% rule and has tons of appreciation.

What is a " deal flow course" ? 

Hello, I am new to real estate investing and I have a tentative verbal deal on a pre-market lake property that I would eventually like to make my retirement home (10 years or so).

However, I have seen just a single deal in that same time, where a subject to could have benefited the seller.

@Justin Garrett - Your deal sounds awesome Justin!

How about a management company to handle all these for liability purposes.If we decide to go with a series LLC structure for our real estate investing, where should our management company (to deal with tenants, manage rent, deals with expenses, etc) will fall into?

I would not do any seller financing or lease to own deals as you don't want to end up with that home all beat up in five years on a default.Sell to cover your investment and if you can squeeze out a little more- great. 

Marketing, management, deal underwriting are all very different.