You can work with a local credit union that does HELOCs, Home Equity Lines of Credit or Loans, on investment property.

To find the best community bank, I would post in a local facebook group and ask which are the best local lenders to work with and ask for a specific contact.  

This is true for every jurisdiction in the state but of the local jurisdictions I am only aware of the city of San Diego having indicated a duration (12 months).  

And while I agree that debt is often the cheapest form of capital, if you are looking at a project that involves some form of value-add business plan, you can always refi either when rates come down or you have increased the yield on the asset to exceed your interest rate.But like Stuart noted, for many groups, even the most seasoned syndicators, raising call cash for their deals is effectively impossible.  

Firstly, becoming a multifamily agent is a fantastic way to learn the business first hand while making some cash in the process.

I'm an investor but new to so-cal and was interested in meeting some other local investors.

Quote from @Palak Patel: Hi everyone,I am new to the rental business and just purchased my first rental property.

Our team has close partnerships with our local Housing Authorities across our markets and they have communicated to us that we should not anticipate any disruption.

I made a few thousand less than expected but I figure that's just the cost of doing business sometimes.Based on my experience I wouldn't let the remote possibility that a homeowner might go into greed mode dissuade you from doing these deals.

@Robert Kline, I would start by talking with your local building department.