I think the sum up is that people gave you feedback that you didnt want to hear or deal with, and your agent  enabled this because they didnt want to rock the boat. 

And a development deal to boot.I do see syndication offerings where equity investors get taken out at a refinance and they are usually from inexperienced sponsors who don't take a long-term approach to fostering a loyal sophisticated investor database (i.e. they are targeting investors who don't know any better).

You can search real estate transactions in your tax database.

You open up deals the Accredited Investors might not have the chance to, Sponsor get more control and you are able to create a bigger and unique Investor database.

For example, a property with a 18x11.5' bedroom will take longer to rent than a 12x12' master bedroom.I could continue, but I hope you understand that there is not an easy answer to the good subdivision question.A frequent question is what database we are using.

I usually write the contact information into my database and then throw the cards away anyways.Thanks,George

I like to check our local civil court database to see if they have judgments.  

You will also need to identify local area vendors such as inspectors who are reputable to provide accurate information to enable you to make accurate determinations.

Title companies bribe lenders/realtors for our business by giving us access to their databases. 

Perhaps you could recommend any investors that could facilitate this transaction.For the past three years I've successfully studied & been involved with over 400 various industries as a designer & marketing consultant.Currently, everywhere you look people are buying and flipping real estate.It seems everyone is buying a home, fixing it up a little, and selling it almost immediately for a sizeable profit.We read about it in newspapers, online, and there were even television shows based on flipping houses.The flipping real estate business model works great.But here’s the good news for you . . .that same business model works in many other areas.You can flip non real estate assets just as easily, maybe easier than flipping houses.You can also use leveraged buy out techniques to alternatively buy & hold already existing businesses similar to properties also.Through the use of transactional funding I've realized that I could borrow a $250,000 swing loan from a bank, give that to the seller in morning.That would make the business mine.Then in the afternoon I could take all the assets that are in the business that I just bought and raise $360,000 (80% of $440,0000) the same day from an asset-based lender.Then I could take $250,000 of the $360,000 and instantly repay the transactional loan.Then, I'll have a $110,000 cash windfall in my bank account, which I could now use to run the business and pay myself a big bonus.The double escrow basically enables someone to do this: I never touch the $250,000 of the down payment monies put into escrow by the lender.The asset-based lender never hands methe $360,000 check.