John Schaub talks about some ways he sources notes, including the following:---12. Major appliance, carpet salesman, etc.14. Home repair contractors15. Building supply16. Roofers17. Pool contractors18. The courthouse-...

Some local type suppliers like lumberyards provide this service....one job I did the customer wanted to use Wells Fargo for the funding.

Is there a known supplier in the bay area that has product in stock?

You can see if a cash crunch is coming and take steps to avoid it, by watching when you need to pay suppliers, and when you can expect payment from customers. 

It was word of mouth, but if tenants are going to talk and know who good property managers are you will have plenty of demand for your owners (suppliers).

If the contractor can't afford to get things going or doesn't have a credit account with a local box store or supplier weeeellll... then perhaps they aren't doing things well enough to have that!?

If you are still interested in how I went about the research and where I am at in terms of becoming a real estate investor, please read on.First of all, for those who don’t know who I am, I would like to give you my current situation regarding the real estate investing journey.Current situationI am currently working as a full-time engineer, and in fact, I am typing this in a hotel room before attending a shock and vibration test for one of the suppliers in Long Island, NY (sorry this is not relevant information for real estate).

Only if your local energy supplier supports net metering where they will buy back you excess energy.

I'd pass you referrals / mentions to any of my contractors / realtors/ suppliers for free --- I do it here... 

Try Thumbtack or something like that for contractors.Happy to give you my kitchen designer, supplier, installer as another option.