If you look to organization that provide credentials to appraisers like the Appraisal Institute, National Association of Appraisers, or other or you can look for VA roster appraisers you will likely find honest appraisers.

Organize a payment plan with the hospital only to have them sell it to a factoring company(collection agency) in order to get half of their money sooner than what I would be paying them.  

Construction lending is the riskiest lending with mortgages.Interest earned is a function of risk assumed, the broker takes a risk with the borrower, you take a risk on the borrower and the broker! 

They are an organization that helps people with low income or credit problems (which I have) to get a home loan.

You should be able to get your place rent ready for a lot less.Most tenants are looking for a clean place that functions well.

Basically looking for an organized way to control investors money. 

She arranged to have, at no cost to me, a stair lift put in so she no longer had to climb the stairs.Part of your research should include talking to their case worker and finding out if any organizations, fed, state, local charities, etc. that will help with or completely fund the handicap upgrades.The elder rental market is growing and a great niche.

I'm looking to pick up a paint brush or roller as little as possible here.I have an organic respirator and some good goggles, but is there anything else I should consider so I don't become another "Tim Allen" statistic?

If your company is organized as an LLC or an s-corporation, then any income earned just passes through to the owners of the LLC anyway.

Andy Chu - You ask a question that is asked everyday by investors, and in fact, every small business owner giving responsibility to someone else in their organization.