To get started, educate yourself with resources like "The Book on Private Money" by Matt Faircloth.

The way I know is; I send the company a list of my customers and when I get the list back the email addresses and phone numbers are accurate.SInce, it sounds like you have not used this type of service before, I will tell you what to expect for and and every other service provider.If you send any company a list of property owners that you own and you want the company to give you the phone numbers and email addresses this is what you can expect .Send the company 3,000 property addresses - you will receive about 1,000 phone number and 850 email addresses.

North Coast Consulting Group , we are a private lender  TED, you posted you have " A LOT of props you want to sell" what's up.

Michael,I have a lot of customers that live in California, Texas, Florida that have been buying in both Indiana and Ohio over the last 3 years.

We have tried a dozen and ended up with our own custom built Podio platforms. 

Each of these markets has its pros and cons, from rising property values to varying regulations on short-term rentals.As for financing, beyond traditional mortgages, you could explore DSCR loans (especially useful for rental properties), private lending, and even seller financing.

After finally getting into Hostaway, I felt it wasn't for me and the customer service was not very prompt or helpful with the issues.

Or is private money basically the only option?

Here is what I was told or found out by some of the suggested companies.Safely- Told that they are only accepting new customers who have 20+ short term rentals at this time. 

This ones a Private/Hard Money Loan 65% LTV is probably your cap on this one