Prior, she served as the Senior Vice President of the Purchased Asset Division for Wintrust Financial Corporation, managing the First Chicago Bank & Trust portfolio acquired from the FDIC.More important than all of her senior leadership roles is her heart.

Hi @Jaycee Greene, thanks for your reply here and your warm welcome!

@Nathan Gesner, thank you for the warm welcome and information!

Bryan I would say PLANNING IN ADVANCE is key.Lot's of investors like GA as it's own of the best investment warm belt states in the country.You need to determine if you are going residential or commercial for the replacement property and what deal size.

Hi @Jared W SmithThank you for the warm welcoming!

It is close to the downtown area but the majority of area is bigger lots and on the other side of a prominent hill that gives it a more out in the country feelFoothills is the most exclusive areas with higher price points and lots of upper end shopping and diningMarana and Oro Valley are the newer "suburban" areas of Tucson that have the laid back walking and biking paths, golf clubs, snow bird / retiree type activities that draw visitors in and then get hooked and eventually buy homesIf you haven't tried Tucson yet, there is quite the variety and with snowbirds leaving, there are plenty of current STR's ready to host you as the summer warms up. 

Electric baseboard is expensive and takes a while to warm up so on and off doesn't work.

Any time I hear someone refer to "cold calling", I cringe as I put myself in the position of the person receiving the call or email and know that I will almost never buy/agree to anything from someone cold calling me.What I like to do when I'm in these situations, is try what I refer to as "warm calling".

Borrower Types: The Professional - HM Lender will cut sweet-heart deals to keep these borrowers around Experienced real estate investors Regularly engage in property transactions Typically have a track record of successful projects The Newbie - Charge Higher everything as the risk is higher as no experience Novice investors or first-time borrowers Limited experience in real estate Seeking to build their investment portfolio The Deadbeat - Only lend if the deal is so SWEET, they can't lose if they take the property from the Borrower Borrowers with poor credit history or financial difficulties High-risk borrowers May struggle to secure traditional financingThe lender will do an application on the deal/borrower and some standard docs they require are:Hard Money Application / ExperiencePurchase contractARV report – COMPS – See * Redfin*Pictures of Property – most people use Dropbox to shareProof of Funds – Down / Reserves (Bank Statements)Personal identification (ID or passport)But usually if the deal is sweet enough, they will do it anyway because if the deal goes south, there is so much equity/value in the property that the HM lender can't lose.

Thanks @Jay Hinrichs for the warm welcome and your encouragement and advice about my local market.