With a portfolio loan, you will be looking at probably a slightly lower "pain" level, but you will be getting much more restrictive terms. 

I'm in California so I understand your pain....if it's cashflow on SFR's ....look at St.

@Johanna V.Holy buckets what a pain!

To add pain to the situation, the surety company -- in the event that he has contractor's bond -- will surely fight for it since what happened is not in the contractor's control.

Start small, stay local, find the pain, provide a solution and continue asking questions.

Lots of hard work, sleepless nights, pain, tears went into this, but at the end it's all worth it :).

I don't mind the extra work, but it can be a pain at times.

I have access to wholesale pricing, and I can check it out, but it is a bit of a pain.

Matthews IV - @Natalie Kolodij is correct, working with two professionals can be a bit of a pain on the client end and can get quite expensive when you have two professionals not only trying to create their tax strategy for you, but then also working behind the scenes to discuss strategy with the other professional to make sure they align.  

I would be interested in hearing about pain points from the community and possibly developing solutions for these.