We do this for a living and our reputation depends on you successfully securing a loan, on time, and as promised. 

Alternatively, I have spent the last decade doing technical work in cybersecurity, and can land a job between $140k-$190k (depending on where in the US). 

"there are plenty of reasons why a landlord should care who is looking at their property, theft and their own personal safety being the first 2 that spring to mind, followed closely by not wanting to waste their time" These are valid reasons but depend greatly on your market and who is showing the property. 

It depends if you need or want the money out or want an asset that will bring in income, especially since you own it cash.

Depends what you're looking for really, it might be worth discussing your strategies and goals with a broker, a national lender, and a local CU. 

The income of a property manager is dependent on whether you property is filled with tenants as well. 

@Chris Clothier well saidthe answer is almost always "it depends"is your LP an opportunist or not, what's their risk profile, what returns are they looking for?

This doesn't come cheap--these folks were making high six to seven figures depending on volume.We focused on lending to professional real estate investors--so our customers were frequent repeat borrowers. 

Jenna, Findlay can be a fantastic spot for buy and hold investors.. especially if you’re after dependable cash flow in a smaller market.

Ratios like 0.7% or 0.8% can still work, but it depends on your market and expenses.