The credit committee is usually made up of local people who are familiar with the market they are in.

I joined this forum to connect with others, learn from those who’ve been in my shoes, and maybe even find people to partner with in the future.If you’ve got any tips, especially around raising capital or structuring your first deal, I’d love to hear them!

Most purposes that people on the BP forums are transferring properties to an LLC, would be exempt of the Due On Sale Clause. 

In my experience as an agent (and long before an investor) people who are ROI driven and don't come with a passion for brick and mortar do not succeed in REI. 

We deny showing all the time because people won't share their contact info.

You could try to chat with some people on campus and maybe even set some flyers up in or around the stadium. 

People don't read STR descriptions you see this alot with international properties where people expect US standards.

Section 8 can be very profitable if done the right way, at scale, by an experienced operator, but I think it's one of the hardest strategies to start doing because of tenancies and government involvement.Most new people just think it's an easy government check and there is nothing that could be further from the truth.

We net 10s of thousands of people from the Midwest states as well. 

Talk to the local CUs and get to know the commercial lending people.