This is an amazing community for learning and growing in real estate investing. 

I agree local banks and credit unions will be better if you're planning on growing your portfolio. 

As you start closing deals, you will need to reinvest your profits into mailing lists and other scalable activities to grow your business.

I can only think that this grows as we move into the typical buy/sell season.I assume that your buyer funnel is full, and a lot of people have the want to buy with a constraint or two (rate mostly) of some sorts and you're working with them to execute their purchase at the right time while working around their constraint.

Do you think it will affect the types of deals they pursue, or will the demand for flexible financing options like private lending continue to grow regardless?

The goal is to continue growing the management business with our portfolio.

The insights I’ve gained so far have been invaluable, and I’m eager to expand my network and grow alongside other professionals in the field.

We've started looking into real estate because we want to use our valuable time to invest in our kids as they grow and invest in our local community through volunteering, not spending all of our time working 9-5 for the next 20 years.Our goal with Bigger Pockets for this year is to determine our plan for investing, and then make our first purchase.

Many basement access doors are not 36" wide depending on the age of the property.

You can grow that account to what ever you are comfortable with.