Hi Account ClosedIf you are "connecting" you are "brokering" which I believe in CA needs a license.

Mtg brokers or independent direct lenders have less “overlays” than large national banks.

Simple things like running prospective tenant/buyers by a mortgage broker to find out how and when they can qualify for a mortgage.

Sometimes I think about cubicles, performance reviews, efficiency studies, reorganizations, downsizing, rightsizing, outsourcing, customer surveys, politics, employee surveys, budget reductions, 2% pay increases, mission statements, vision statements, presentations, progress reports, staff meeting, commuting, etc.

Commercial mortgage brokers handling transactions in the area can give you an idea of the cap rates they are using to underwrite similar properties in the market.

I'd be happy to function as broker on any acquisition you're considering, but my management is swamped right now- we have more work than we can handle as far out as we can see.

from the documents a few BP folks sent to me a few years ago. it looked like they were investing in multi beneficiary mortgages IE multiple investors in a fractionalized mortgage.. which can be argued is a security .. in CA they are quite common but you have a specific disclosure document that must be filled out by a real estate broker .. it lets you know who the co investors are.. which is really the rub here.. none of these folks know each other.. and of course this is always the rub in a pooled syndicated investment that goes south.. 

On the other hand if you decide to sell the house, I honestly would just take the broker's course for $500 and you'll save $9,000 in fees by listing it yourself.

I have customers that one owns a oil company , the other owns a propane company .  

There are no stupid questions here, and if the broker and seller are not able to give answers to your satisfaction, or the deal has issues, walk away.