I don't know any personally but the Bay Area is such a huge market I'm sure you can find someone.

Is the return on the use of the funds worth that risk? 

My best lender when I was active was a private person. 

@James BlairI do not defer interest I actually will have them prepay it and roll it into the loan amount upfrontDelaying interest will hurt your returns signficantly and if someone is having cash flow issues I would not be lending to them

I am sending mailers, but would rather not list my personal residence or use a PO box.

I have not done this personally but I do have several clients who are in year 1 or 2 of utilizing this strategy. 

The architect will have a structural engineer they usually use, you can go ahead and use that person or someone else.After that is done, have your architect draft a bid form/template. 

Personally I think it depends on the type of investing opportunities you're looking for and where or why we are seeing an increase in market activity.

For restaurants, rent should ideally be under 10% of gross sales, so I believe $5,500 a month is fair.The seller doesn't have a rent roll or strong financials, and his tax returns are 50% lower than his claims.

Person A has the renter's insurance while Person B does not, but Person B's belongings is "mostly covered" by Person A's Renter's Insurance.