The more I educate myself, the more confident I become.

I like the idea of (somewhat) passive income and am in the field of business process design and process management with a background in IT and software development so confident I can build a scalable business.

If they ask why the other person was approved over them, I tell them that I cannot give out confidential information on someone else.

Any extra research or data or number you crunch to support it should be kept in a separate appendix or backup material should you ever wish to revise or when an investor want to dive a little deeper.Depending on your plan and the sensitivity of your information determine if confidentiality is required or not.What is your investing focus?

Neither of these sources can go into details of past transactions, that is confidential and asking will be seen as rather unethical, asking them to be unethical putting them on the spot.

Without a Single Agent Relationship, you only get limited representation, including limited confidentiality.

Obviously the agent does not have to tell you anything and there might be some confidentiality involved.

Breakdown of the numbers- 5plex 3 2bd/1ba 2 1bd/1ba (Completely renovated and turn key with appliances and w/d)Asking $365K (I'm pretty confident I can get it for $350K, off MLS property)Numbers based on $350KTaxes $2700 annually (or $2200 owner occupied) Insurance ~$300 month Rent $875 2bd/2ba $675 1bd/1baTotal $3975(these are very conservative numbers..could be as high as $950/$750 $4350 total)Monthly Cash Flow $1500 (assuming zero money down and 5% for 30 years and before budgeting any expenses) Currently the only finance option I have been looking to use is my home equity loan, however that is only $100,000.

Try to attend your local REIA meeting in order to network with and see what other active investors are admitting or even bragging about doing (get into confidential conversations). 

I feel confident i can have success once i raise my capital with the private money.