What does scare me are hidden fees or liens on the property I cannot currently see. 

My title company has told me that it is impossible to do a simultaneous closing using only the end-buyers’ money to fund the transaction on a wholesale deal as they say it is considered a “dry closing” and is illegal in the state of Virginia.Someone from the title company also told me that there is a limit on the number of assignment deals that you can do before you are forced to get a real estate license or it is considered brokering without a license.

I was told about the LD 2003 program which allows property owners to build a second home on the property and it will not be considered an ADU. 

Shannon,I have some customers that purchased in and around Salisbury, NC and they have found some good deals in terms of purchase price to cash flow ratio on investment rentals.

With the little knowledge that I have on this method, I started building it as if they were flipping a property... - They put in 2/3 of the money- Monthly payouts of 50% of profits- 4 month termBased on the pro forma of the rental, they'd have around a 30-35% roi by the end of the term.

Brock nailed it on the head.

.- Investors are less worried about vacancies, focusing on financing costs (35%) and home prices (33%).- 22% faced rental insurance hikes of 11% or more, and 50% saw property tax increases of over 6%.- Conventional loans remain the top financing option (44%).Give it a full read on our BiggerPockets Blog

Here is a great video on how to use Pricelabs, to build a comp-set to understand how to price longer term stays in your market: 2.

I'm currently working on scaling up quickly through purchasing large SFR portfolios and/or apartments, and I'm in preliminary talks with a few sellers willing to carry back a seller 2nd note of 20-30% (i.e. the down payment).I'm looking for a lender that will move forward in financing the initial 70-80%, in 1st position, alongside a seller 2nd of the remaining 20-30%, totaling 100% CLTV.

I really need a play by play, please.