Should I try to have him fill out a W9 and sign some sort of contract since money over $600 is being exchanged for services? 

The majority of them are trying to leverage debt and use as less as possible of their own money.

Who is making money off this - other than the people that supply the Hemp...?

You could go with a cash-out refinance to pull out funds, but you'd be sitting on those funds for a bit if you aren't looking to purchase a new property until next year which isn't ideal.If you aren't looking to pull money out on this one then you would be fine.

Hello, everyone, I got introduced to the real estate world by my investor husband and now I'm a REI-leiver.

It is entirely possible to not need any money out of pocket to refinance a property. 

If it were real estate and not membership shares in an LLC I think the related party issue might be an issue. 

I am very interested in pursuing a career in wholesale real estate.

I've been a real estate investor for 3 years, at first it was going to be buy and flip but I re-evaluated my markets and changed to rent and hold.

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