The owner, the lender or a third party? 

The Chicago Association of Realtors'® specifically state "When you become a Dual Agent, you owe equal fiduciary duties at that point to both parties in the transaction, and you lose the ability to negotiate for, strategize and advise either one."

Its the little things to make the guests time easier the way you stand out in the market.

Looking for help and suggestions- I want to say I have learned my lesson and now know to use a third party to hold funds.This is my first time working with a private lender/family member.

REIA's, BP Meet Up's, General Cow Tipping Parties?

Certainly nothing ground-breaking in terms of ideas here, however I'll be very hands on (and on site) during the process to make sure that every step of the way is executed to a high standard and very carefully.Once I've hopefully developed a successful track record and gained experience, my next goal would be to move on to commercial assets (think multi-family, industrial etc) so that I can leverage my existing investor network and real estate knowledge to raise 3rd party equity and take on bigger projects.

Anyone that is looking at your assets is always going to need to factor in property management, so you can show that as a real expense (and really make it as high or low as you want).I work in a vertically integrated real estate and development company, and I cannot imagine how things would run if we did not have an internal property management company that essentially works for the other companies but also stands on its own.

The smaller more nimble banks such as state chartered or regional banks are better able to service you.If the LLC that owns the property is part of a legitimate business, is profitable, then you stand a good chance of securing some kind of funding.

I am always fully transparent and the owner in that situation is a long standing business associate that knows my character, experiences and background, strengths and weaknesses included.

Part of that is team, part is systems that create efficiency, and part is advances in technology that allow me to do things I could only dream of 30 years ago.