Also, how is the market right now for sellers in the Bergen County area in general?  

Can a Realtor put it on the MLS a few days AFTER getting a contract with their seller, just to pitch it to their investor friends, before putting it out there on the MLS? 

However, the rental market that we are in in SoCal is very strong right now with high demands in my area.

While most Net Zero buildings are energy efficient, perhaps even highly so in comparison to minimum building code requirements, there is nothing requiring them to anywhere new the efficiency level of a Passivhaus   .... this is why you will see odd things like warehouses with large rooftop solar installations being able to claim Net Zero.On the other hand, Passivhaus sets three metrics which a building must meet to be certified as Passivhaus compliant:  The building must have a heating and cooling demand of not more than 15 kWh/m2 (4,755 BTU/sq ft; 5.017 MJ/sq ft) per year  and a peak heat load of 10 W/m2.Total primary energy consumption (energy for heating, hot water and electricity) must not be more than 120 kWh/m2 (38,040 BTU/sq ft; 40.13 MJ/sq ft) per yearThe building must not leak more air than 0.6 times the house volume per hour (n50 ≤ 0.6 / hour) at 50 Pa (0.0073 psi) as tested by a blower door.Ironically, the research and pilot projects which fuelled what eventually became the Passivhaus standard was carried out in Saskatchewan as a National Research Council (NRC) project in the 1970s (the house is still in use today) and a similar project (Minnesota?)

Hi Sandy, call ALL of the local title offices / closing Attorneys asking if they have seen a LMLO on a sellers note.  

Just had an issue last week with a seller who was given her property by Quite Claim Deed, Capital Title would not accept this. 

The bigger pockets question is why is TK Maverick or any Turnkey promoter / seller repeatedly offering questionable investments to BPers.

It's in an area that's growing and in high demand.

I have a semi-organized plan, but before I invest a significant amount of time and money I was wondering how many here have actually used either lease options, master lease options or seller financing in the Dodd-Frank era?

Have an Attorney draw up the agreement so you are protected and the seller is protected as well.