“Let's look it from the other way. Suppose an individual decided to cash that check. He or she would have many tools at their disposal to make it very difficult to trace.”
LOL I’m in wealth management, handle checks all the time. I’ve never seen one that fails to be addressed to the account holder’s name.
Its not like they send a check that reads “Bearer”. For someone to walk into a capital one branch and cash it by signing. Come on man.
These people, me for my clients, you already trust them with every piece of relevant information on you. SSN DOB Address etc.
Why don’t you focus on the one thing you should be worried about in this scenario: removing funds from the market for this real estate adventure. Anyone pitching you at a seminar for a 10k investment - think - why come to me? Because the smart money has said “I pass”
