Similarly, looking up deeds of trust, licenses, or other public loan documents, as is often recommended here, will only confirm that the company exists - not that you are speaking to a legitimate representative.

I specialize in investments in Florida, whether its LTR, MTR or STR. 

From what I have researched they seem legitimate but the person I am working with is flakey, takes forever to answer questions so I thought I would see if anyone else had experience with this lender.  

Like what would the keywords be for it to be legitimate? 

My name is Ben and I am about a month into diving deep on real estate investing education.

I also think that investing remotely is something I would do after locking down my local strategy.

If so you need to fall into the guidelines (for the investor whos funding it) regarding non arms length transactions.The most common scenarios they typically prohibit are:- Gifts of Equity- Bailouts- Leaseback OptionsAt the end of the day it needs to be a legitimate transaction, with legitimate funds coming into close.

He seemed legitimate at first, and I even had a few friends look over the materials he provided.

@Chris Magistrado,Legitimate buyers might request an inspection for due diligence.

I'm looking to get a home equuity line of credit for an investment property owned by my LLC.