In a loose sense, I would call any lender a "partner" too, since they will require not only your monthly payments, and will require regular reporting as well on the operations of the property (but this is a more semantic and philosophical discussion).But, ways you can try to come up with that money: refi your home and/or investment properties.  

He used to be a regular contributer on the BP forums.

Capital Expenditures (10-15% of Income)Rule of Thumb: Reserve 10-15% of your income for capital expenditures (CapEx) like roof replacement, HVAC systems, or major renovations.Why: Regularly contributing to a CapEx fund ensures you have the cash on hand for significant improvements or replacements, preserving the value of your properties.5.

The R2R community is great and they offer tons of educational videos and regularly host webinars with their network of lenders, tax strategists, developers, etc.

I have a few realtors that recommend me regularly and they would not take a referral bonus even if I offered one. 

Comps need to be as identical as possible.

For the regulars on this site its kind of a running joke.I wonder if that is what the OP is referring to.On the flip side that is what alerts are for.. so if someone mentions are your you can jump in.I guess fine line from spam to wanting to constribute. ??

If you get two nearly identical offers where one is asking for you to pay their agent 2.5% and the other is asking you to pay 3%, you get to decide if that .5% is worth it.

I come off as a regular person just hey I'm here but I will tell you the two times it happened to me it was a surprise.

There are many Business Loan Applications, which are virtually identical and carefully worded, that you can find online.Hopefully, your lawyer includes a Certificate of Non-Owner Occupancy in your loan package, and language to that effect is liberally mentioned in your note and mortgage/deed of trust.Consider obtaining a script offered now by some lending attorneys that you can use to interview your borrower about their intent during a recorded Zoom call.