You could cut the log cross way with the limb, but then all of the boards on that side would have a knot in it. 

There's another set of people who go to pains to cross every T and dot every I.

Melissa, not trying to hijack the post, but I am curious about cross collateral, as I own a 5 unit with a lot of equity and would like to buy using same bank, using the equity as a form of down payment and the new property income to justify a higher tha 75% loan. 

Cross check your realtor's opinion with your PM's and you are off to a decent start.

Huge shout to Tony Glenn Marine Real Estate investor for pushing me to do this on his youtube channel. so my $20M goal will be reach by 2032!!!

Crossing my fingers!

Florida is a state that does not fool around when it comes to foreclosures as if you do not have your i's dotted and T's crossed you can get burned bad.

But the road crosses 3 other properties for which there is no legal access.  

Financing- build a relationship with a regional banker, don’t shop for interest rates, start small and build history and loyalty they are your team, Cross collateralize, deposit CD/MM or custodial account with bank for loan, give them monthly updates, nail your deal analysis, do stress tests on your deal analysis-cost/interest rate/deal length/ sale price etc. 12.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.