Ask for references which are hand picked by the GP?

I picked her exactly because she had a good social and online footprint!!

I would love to connect and pick your brain a little more to understand structure of these loans! 

So I picked up a few books which includes, "The Book on Investing In Real Estate With No (and Low) Money Down," and "The Book on Rental Property Investing," both by Brandon Turner, which introduced me to the BiggerPockets community.With a decade of experience in property management under my belt, along with my property management certifications and an NC real estate broker’s license (with Broker-In-Charge designation), I’m eager to leverage my background to secure long-term financial stability for my family.

This will show you that people have options to go out and pick another house over your place. 

If so, feel free to throw it on here and we can pick it apart.Pay attention to days on market and ARVs in the immediate area / neighborhood.

The state laws (do not quote me) appear to not let these companies increase rates (or its not easy) to pick up the losses.

@Philip Beckwith many times, but have also lost a few times.You pick your battles.

So even if you pick a state with stronger protections like WY or NV, the cause of action arose in the state where the tenant fell, so likely that the court where the accident happened would have jurisdiction.

My brokerage is part of Anywhere RE, we have the biggest names under our umbrella (ERA, Caldwell Banker, Sotherbys, BHG, Century 21) and we have a fantastic referral program that I can hand pick an agent anywhere in the country and interview them for you to make sure they have the qualities you are looking for.