I am an avid listener of their podcast and look forward to connecting with other like minded individuals.

Anyone in sales knows that the individual that leaves to "think about it" will probably never be back.

I bought the home from the individual then turned around and wrote up a lease for them.

Having invested in both cattle farms and The guide dogs of America charity, one is protected under individual disability discrimination laws one is not. 

I see the city now, phone only indicated Michigan.

Unless your private lender is so small that they don't mind sharing their bank account information with every realtor/seller you are ever going to work with, not many of us are going to give you our bank statements, and the fact that you have someone else's bank statements would not indicate to me as a seller that you have the capacity to perform to a cash offer contract you are asking me to sign as a seller. 

Also watch out for rules that would impact your tenancy i.e. no rentals with short term leases or leases less than 2 years, or no renting out individual rooms, or no rentals to individuals with different last names.  

Thing is, public record indicates this home was last sold for $38K in 1979!

For more on disqualified individuals, see the following. https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/retirement-plan-investments-faqs

I also want to build a great network of like minded individuals who want to help each other profit and prosper together in real estate investing!