The key to me was to create a "calendar" with all of my available slots, look at who is going that I would conceivably work with, and then reach out to them to schedule a chat prior to leaving for the conference.

And a sure way to make nothing or lose.. you may make the 10k but that's a razor thin margin and no room for error taking on a ton of liability and risk for very little return.

There are shark lenders that do not care about all of the above but the rates, penalties, and fees are high. 

Members on the board with integrity… but on the boards…there are also sharks… a friends/associates of sharks.Do I have absolutely proof?

I feel that it is very competitive in this business that has razor thin margins.

It also has some shark tanks, but those are pretty obvious to figure out. 

They have 1 slot open Monday and that if I make a decision today he can replace the unit with a brand new model then (it was a Saturday).

Personally I think you could sell that.Another option might be to go on something like Shark Tank or really hit hard the small business VC/Angel/Startup type circuit and see if you could raise funds there. 

It's free to create an accountAttom Property Data is something my old office used and paid for and was pretty great resource for foreclosures and lispendences.Usually county courthouses will display property data on their websites or you can see it posted there in person ( Free)Property Shark is paid but pretty useful up here in NYC as well.Free is always nice and as someone who's been privileged enough to used the paid services I would add that if you can afford it, pay for a service for a month or so.

You will get burned but it’s par for the course, I let them know they can make slot of money of me once or they can have a repeat customer for years.