We're in a small town so we ask our bank loan officer who is involved in the community for a CPA reference.

Most DSCR loans allow LLCs to hold title and sign the note.

While sophistication of your equity partners (private money lenders) will vary between residential and commercial, the principle of raising private capital is the same.You need to develop your own system which allows a constant stream of PML even when you don't need the funds and/or don't have an active deal under contract.For example; I raise private capital by offering free educational workshops for people with self-directed IRAs.

You will make more from loan pay down, yes you SHOULD have some appreciation.

If you can find that, I would recommend a rehab loan to help accommodate the repair costs and do a modified 'BRRRR', or just sell it when you are done.Is this your first investment? 

For some buyers it would end up being less than a 2.5-3% commish, and for others more.The tricky part for the buyer is it would have to come out of their pocket in addition to the down payment, whereas a commission paid by the seller at closing is included in the purchase price and absorbed into their loan (usually unless paying cash obviously) so the buyer only has to make the down payment out of pocket.

That is important when considering a conventional conforming loan.

Hello I am going to sell my primary residence in Idaho and use the proceeds to buy a less expensive home in Oregon without a mortgage loan (all cash).

Are there other options that could be better for a construction to perm loan (not through a traditional bank)???

We have bought some loans from them from our fund.