You should definitely interview some realtors that have experience in multifamily and in the areas you mentioned.

@Jonne Washington Absolutely, as a starting-out investor like yourself I encourage you not only to go to your local REIA events, but be proactive, read books, listen to podcasts, interviews, and also try to find other networking events at meetup.com for example and even eventbrite.com Don't hesitate about shooting me an email if you have any more questions Jonne, I will be more than happy.

So interview some banks, narrow it down to 2 or 3, and get loan estimate for each.Admittedly, the Loan Estimate doesn't tell you if they are fair, honest, responsive, care about you, etc. 

He hates doing most interviews so he keeps it short lol but outside of that he is literally a walking encyclopedia of the game of football!!

Reach out to two or three of them to interview them personally, check their references and then make your decision. 

This concept is now what I base the majority of an interview with a potential hire for my team- in the form of a simple question- What can you teach me about? 

*It should also be noted, I was building a relationship with the commercial lender there for many months beforehand- asking for meetings, bringing in financials, we interviewed each other etc.10.

If the agent had a property manager contact, and it seems like the condo can rent out with cash flow, id start interviewing that a project manager and go from there. 

...we should get Brandon and Josh to interview you once it's all said and done! 

@Doug Utberg,  I have interviewed hundreds of investors who have used the different platforms.