They say they will refund me the appraisal fee but it will take 2-3 weeks (I have a feeling they will not send anything).What would you do if you were in my shoes?

I am solely doing probates for my leads in Metro Atlanta area and I thought it was competitive here, sounds like it is a whole different animal in So Cal.

If you really want advice, like I said, call a lawyer or walk down to the Sect 8 office and start knocking heads or call family and ask for some help or go polish some shoes, or go to the landlord and ask if there is anything you can do to help him out so that you can keep that house.

I have been in your shoes, I have done it without my money in the deal.

I will be the sole person on the deed. 

A real estate lawyer explained that as a sole proprietor + passive investor who does not spend more than 750 hours per year in real estate, and do not have to issue one.  

We will definitely crunch the numbers as we get closer to closing on a deal, but the very general ballpark numbers are to find a SFH with an ARV of 140-150k, 20-25k ERC for a purchase price of 70k or less.Assets we will bring to the partnership include:- We will bring the deal- We have the time and ablity to manage the project- We have relationships with local, trustworthy contractors- We hold a RE License to reduce closing fees and to market the propertyIf you were in our shoes?  

Do I need to have all new documents created for my solo 401k plan since the employer would be changing from myself (sole prop) to my sub chapter S corp?  

Marine Credit Union is fairly investor friendly and they focus solely on commercial loans.

You have to be careful if you are a sole member of the LLC.