Insurance is one of the main reasons why the underlying lien can be called so I want to see if I can connect with an insurance agency that has experience with this type of deals so that my buyers could get affordable/reasonable prices as the insurance companies I know are charging high prices. 

Some non-agency programs might let you push to 85% LTV on an owner occupied.

@Keith Manchester, I would contact with several insurance agencies, to include the one you may be dealing with already.

My brother and I going to invest in buy and hold rental properties and we are deciding on a fair deal how to split ownership given that one partner is completely passive. The other will be doing all of the work (findi...

I think it's more about adhering to contract law and being careful to not violate agency laws.

I am not sure if this pertains to this specific situation, but some payments are not being made at other agencies because the workers in charge of payments at the Federal level are furloughed.

The title company that I like to use is Hometown Title Agency.

@Keith Linne I agree this sounds like an Agency deal. 

In some states, there are government agencies that go after investors who do owner financing in the mobile home space and Texas happens to be one of these states so check these links and do some research. 

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