The more skin you can have in the game, the better position you will be in when you are ready to make an offer on a property. 

Several ways to skin the cat here, but they all depend on the investors situation and ability to bring cash to the table.

All lenders want to see the borrower have skin in the game; too easy for the borrower to walk awY of the property if he has taken his cash investment out, plus some.

They have skin in the game and would like their deposit back.

There are many ways to skin the cat and being creative, looking into all your options, and having a plan will play a huge role in how you can proceed.

Definitely no misconceptions around ease or difficulty level when managing low-income tenants.

I think the difficulty you're going to run into with trying to get the LLC's credit score up is the length of credit history portion of the score.

How difficult is it to find a quad or triplex in Tampa that can be house hacked?

Hood properties are a niche that is only for the hardest and thickest skinned investors.

We are dealing with three aspects; legal, ethical, moral.So, as each situation is somewhat different, the answers may also differ.What makes legal enforcement so difficult is (1) intent is difficult to prove and (2) violations of licensing laws are usually not a high priority crime.BUT, even if one is a licensed real estate broker, is making an offer on a property to purchase, with no intent to purchase, illegal?