Ensure our property management is good and its smooth sailing!

If you're comfortable working with your accountant remotely reach out to a few of us and see who like.

This is just a step to ensure you are being extra safeBasically, you can still do both in any market, but you have to be more accurate with your numbers when the market is shifting or nearing a shift. 

If you plan to hold the rental for a long period of time it is better to start a little later knowing you have purchased in a location that you are comfortable with.

Also, the GC will need to be comfortable with progress invoicing, so they would be getting paid in installments as the work is completed, my lender does not provide any funds up front for a deposit so the GC needed to be able to provide L&M for the beginning of the project prior to the first payment.

They typically want to ensure it primarily contains owner occupants.  

I generally suggest a minimum of 50 reviews before getting comfortable. 

As private lenders, we prefer this as it gives us more comfort that the purpose of the transaction is business purpose and we are not providing a loan for an individual's primary residence.  

What will make the investors feel comfortable lending you money?

I narrowed it down based on price and what we were comfortable paying as well as projected cash flow.