Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.

(We personally do portfolio and single property loans and will be adding a HELOC product soon!)

I am extremely interested in pursuing a career in real estate.

Better quality product, better installation, and making relationships is invaluable if you plan to scale.

At least not at first but the pay off is extremely worth it.

The Vanderbilts who were as wealthy as the Rockefellers at the time did not use this strategy and eventually their net worth evaporated due to many things.Unless you have a license to sell life insurance and know how to structure the policy for the client's goals, you shouldn't be knocking products that can and do benefit MANY people -  especially those who have maxed out other tax deferred accounts.By the way fees are paid over the life of the policy, not all up front.

(the way the conventional mortgage was a root canal)I am probably going to pay cash for the property upfront and then finance it after the close, so I have some time to explore financing products. 

Lakewood is great and one of the best but demand is extremely high.

A plumber told me that the primary difference between rheem product warranties was the size of anode supplied with the water heater.  

Please try to suggest products/services that you have used and like.