Check out other online guides available here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides3.

If you can’t or don’t want to use the screening company, put a pet agreement in place, collect a pix of pet, vet records, the agreement (you can find on online) and collect the appropriate fees.Please don’t forget about ESA or Service animals.

But that is because we are reputable.  

I have been told by one very reputable RIA and a separate 1031 company that after I have been in the REIT for at least 1 year that I can pull up to my original basis out of the REIT without triggering any capital gains tax. 

Our tenants have also given us very positive feedback about their experience with it, and nearly all of them use the online portal to pay their rent.

The process went fast online, and I was contacted right after through SMS and phone by an accommodating and polite rep.

Just got done reading the entire thread, so what is the conclusion who are the reputable lenders with a closing track history that can be verified that lend 100% without charging an arm and a leg to good qualifiers with good credit and income?

Work with lenders that are reputable though.

I view the bird dog made a mistake placing such trust in a seller with no reputation.  

Post Road has a particularly bad reputation.