I can drop jelly on the counter, sprinkle crumbs around, and leave my plate at the table.

Each person has their own skillset they bring to the table. 

But the cherry on top is this: seller is a friend and very motivated to sell, so the terms are 2nd to none: 30yr AMP table @ 4%, and 10 year exit (balloon).

My guess is the PM did not put that on the table. 

I have always enjoyed sitting down at the table to discuss taxes, but perhaps thats my comfort based upon habit.

The easiest way to get approval from a hard money lender is do your homework and bring a deal to the table.

Curious if Table Rock area or closer to Silver Dollar City would be a better location? 

After diving into LTR in SFHs for the last few years, we are interested in purchasing a home (preferably lakefront or lakeview) with dock access on Table Rock Lake. 

As far as privacy you could list the property on MLS as a one time showing with a highest and best bid price, but no matter what you are going to come across people who say cash, but attempt to come to the table with a conventional, FHA or DSCR loan (personal experience). 

It's like sitting at a black jack table happy that your friend just lost $500 so you can tell him that the house always wins and he's a moron.