He might go behind your back. and never do business with a stranger without references.

And there is a place on their profile for references. 

If you're using a hard money lender that is making you do 20% down in whatever cost and interest - you're probably using the wrong one that was referred by a rookie. 

I strongly believe risk and reward go hand in hand :) Good luck

Fast solutions have slow problems, tie yourself up in getting cute and the reward is you get a property and risk is you lose it all.

Too many young investors want immediate rewards.

The risks far outweigh the rewards.

In retrospect, some yellow flags found by the property manager during the tenant screening are now bright red flashing sirens, but the tenant showed decent credit, had a positive previous landlord reference, wrote a charming cover letter in his application, and applied through the referral of a reputable real estate agent.

When you say an investing business, are you referring to fix and flip?

They also need to address exit options and items without a consensus opinion. by the way, we have placed a handful of offers with what my wife refers to as her baby investor.