will you accept an escrow to hold the collateral? you have no standing here with regards to trust, I am not saying that you are untrustworthy at all, just want to know what you are happy with doing or not.
I appreciate your concern, and I'm okay with choosing a trusted escrow within the forum only, but the fee will be handled by the borrower.
Good man, add it to the OP then - it will likely gain more interest from lenders with collateral and help you start in this business