I had been working in the Music Industry for the past five years, but after getting married in October 2015 I realized that the Music Industry is a single man's game and I decided I wanted to transition into a different career. 

As I said, I'm new to the game as well, but these are my observations on the louisville market.

Suggesting that others engage in it is irresponsible.  

The C.A.R. forms are standardized and accepted throughout the state; they have already been reviewed/approved by attorneys and have been determined to be legal; real estate agents, attorneys and judges are already familiar with them; and some (most) brokers probably require their agents to use the standard C.A.R. forms when engaging in real estate transactions.Whether it's the "best" lease, well that depends on what you need. 

If the Sherrif sale is at 10:00 am today, the game is over. 

I am as fresh as they come to the real estate investing game.

good luck welcome to the industry its treated me well all these years and I owe 100% of what ever I have done to being in the game.

These are the hard money lenders, the title companies and real estate agents.You can still be I the game, but not I the field.

If your expertise is in sales you will be way ahead of the game.

The small amount of "skin in the game" required by the borrower can usually be made from multiple sources (2nd position gap lenders/private lenders, seller carry back, cross collateral, personal capital, etc).