The homes that you used to determine your ARV are a good reference point. 

I have referred a loan out of state based on NOI, cap rate at purchase, room for increase income and purchase price vs market value.Maybe I didn’t articulate the intent of the post as clearly as I hopedFor anyone who has bought multi family out of state, “what are gives you the warm and fuzzies about a deal”:Obviously not cap rate, but maybe vacancy rate,  Cash on Cash ,GRM, IRR, Unlevered free cash flow, Cities over 250k?

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

Just make sure to vet them carefully and ask for references from past deals and proof of their track record.

LTC is sometimes referred to initial funding.

I have great lenders and property managers I can refer you to.In Cleveland, it all depends on what your goal is.

Do you check Landlord references?

So this is mostly in reference to us doing our own repairs, not necessarily looking to hire other people.

For reference, my property was only about 90 miles from Peoria.

I worked with a broker before who delivered and has referred me to Lendbase.