LAFCU was the most responsive, hassle-free lender among the many I reached out to for a prior HELOC.

When we were selling, we asked bidders what type of financing they were using, and the answer among the highest set of bidders was nearly always bridge debt.  

My surrounding area has solid schools, many rank very high among the state.

Among the top in the world.

Like UBER/LYFT dropping taxi-cab fees by >50-75%, or pharmaceuticals coming off 17yr patent protection and costs dropping >90%, or de-reg, de-monopolization of energy in Texas etc on and on.The verdict/case has also generated enormous interest/buzz among the average public and interestingly a new found awareness that the commissions are entirely negotiable or even avoidable which when you read the 108 page summary report of the settlement, the hundreds of plaintiffs had no idea of and claimed they were lied to by their agents.

Berkeley is among the first cities to claim that it wants to allow housing developers to use this new provision in state law. 

Good contractors are tough to find, so this is the perfect platform to establish credibility among the investor community. 

After Browsing through many discussions that pricked my interest one stood out among the rest and that was "The 5 Biggest Mistakes New Investors Are Making Here In The Forums" by @Jonathan Greenewhere he wrote about1.

Our rates are among the lowest in the STR space at this time. and we can do 75% LTV on STR purchases. 

As far as wholesaling , you will be 1 among the many .