I know my 10x is paltry compared with what some here have been able to do with the information and relationship from this site.

Building up funds, fostering relationships, and learning skills takes YEARS.I think you have a great mindset and are asking the right questions, but take a deep breath and enjoy being young.

It's a long term relationship that you'll want to build so might as well do go with someone you enjoy working with right from the jump. 

Project still not finished as I ran out of money to put into it and it's kind of a messed up deal as I've got a friend of mine well current business partner living in there as he's supposed to be fixing it up but this relationship is coming to an end just because of other personal issuesLessons learned?

Also the reputation of customer relationship post sales, how they deal with call backs and warranties.

**Credit Unions or Local Banks**: Smaller financial institutions like credit unions or regional banks might be more open to taking a second position, especially if you have a good relationship with them.3.

Relationship-Based: With private lenders, it’s more about building trust and a relationship over time.

Also if you have very good banking relationships you might get your local community bank that you have all your accounts with to do a loan..

However, the previous landlord permitted them to take over an additional 3,000 square feet on the second floor, which is now filled with inventory and unusable for other purposes.While this tenant has been reliable and has a long-standing relationship with the property, their occupancy of this extra space is limiting our ability to maximize rental revenue.

But it still created trouble in the past when some tenants wanted to leave earlier due to a deteriorating relationship.