Surely you included a contingency clause that allowed you to verify and inspect the property which gives you an out.

Find him a deal of the type that he likes and he will deal with you (after verifying that it is such).

You need to verify rental income.

That is one way.If finding buyers via networking events like RE investment clubs, having the ability to sniff out a BS artist is helpful and that really comes with your own knowledge of the game and experience.I am sure Ryan can chime in with other ideas on how to verify they are real.

I am grateful that everything is so automated here, meaning I can pass my exam and receive my license on the same day (when my broker verifies my employment information).

Ignore this comment, was added at Jake's request to see if he gets an alert when a comment is added.Mods - please delete this post, Jake has verified he is getting alerts when comments are posted.

While his company is visible on the web, I'm overly cautious at heart and wondered if any investors here who have dealt with private/hard money lending companies or individuals have any criteria they use to verify the integrity of funds being promised.

Be sure to verify the rent yourself.

#2 - If answer to #1 is no, make it yes, by going to property to verify all assumptions.

The bank emailed contract back to verify that the loan was Va and not VA Vendee.