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5 / Creative Financing through Institutional Lenders 69<br />
FIGURE 5.1 Middleman Double-Closing Technique<br />
Escrow Agent<br />
Sammy Seller<br />
Ira Investor<br />
Deed<br />
Deed<br />
Matthew Middleman<br />
Warning: Keep in mind that you should disclose to<br />
the lender up front that you are not putting up any<br />
cash in the deal. Do not, I repeat, do not pay the<br />
seller cash at closing and take it back under the<br />
table in exchange for a note. This practice is loan<br />
fraud, punishable by up to 30 years in federal prison.<br />
See 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1014.<br />
Case Study #1: Tag Team Investing<br />
I stumbled across a property that was bank-owned and <strong>of</strong>fered by<br />
auction to the public. Like many foreclosures, the property was in<br />
need <strong>of</strong> repair (approximately $10,000 worth, in this case). The mar-