Out of curiosity,  I did google their name and "gambler" and found nothing. 

Out of curiosity have you ever resided here or was this just purchased as an investment. 

I’ve never heard of taking a tenant who is still in your property and continuing to accrue debt to small claims court. 

Just out of curiosity, did you have a specific cash-flow number in mind that you were expecting?  

Once you start accruing assets and reaping the benefits it will be worth it.Also, personal suggestion - dont invest in NJ (fwiw)

If so, I would recommend just crossing your fingers and waiting to see what happens...Out of curiosity, what feedback have you gotten from the agents who have shown the house? 

@Vika Bha Out of curiosity, did you check more than 1 house being sold by that company or just the 1 before crossing them off? 

It doesn't matter what it does today (although admittedly I still follow the news out of curiosity) as long as it goes up in the long run. 

Over 75% of profits accrued from owning the real estate, yet the real estate accounted for less then 5% of my time.

In this case, you would get the points up front as a fee and then the interest that accrues + the balance at the sale of the flip.Private money tends to be low or no upfront points and a lower interest rate (6-10%) but the flipper typically has an established track record and oftentimes experience doing it with that lender.This post has some good discussion on Private Lenders vs Hard Money Lenders:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/433920-private-lending-vs-hard-money