People are leaving California, Washington and other states moving to Arizona per U-Haul's transit tracking. 

But, if you work with a reputable firm, they will help you through the first note, and you can do the diligence on both the borrower and the property. 

With the historically low rates of the pandemic era now firmly behind us, some households appear to be moving past the hurdle of last year’s sharp jump in rates, an adjustment that we think could help further thaw the housing market.”

Regarding being evasive, it seems to me that maybe the firm needed to realize that I had never done a turnkey deal before and maybe they would be wise to take a moment to explain how their investments work.

I always like to have something that reels them in and gets them interested ( short term ), and something for the long haul to keep them happy.i.e, as you mentioned wave application fees, admin fees etc.

Chase, if you have the money and are not planning on doing more than one property at a time, I firmly believe in using your own funds to do it.

I have 2 other rentals that ideally can subsidize this, so, would I be better off holding onto it for the long haul and evening out eventually, or selling the property and getting something else?  

are you planning on keeping the private money loan for the long haul or are you going to refinance once rehabbed/rented?

We as a firm have investors working with us who have rental properties all over the US big and small.Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.

Hello Mandy,  I work for a company called Visioneering Studios, we are a design+build firm that focuses on churches!