When you're evaluating the credibility of a hard money lender, here are some key steps and considerations:Checking Credibility:Reputation and Reviews: Look for online reviews and testimonials.

If you fall into one of those buckets that would be good information to include here, if you are looking for education that can actually hold some water you could obtain one of the bigger pm certificates, Certified Apartment Manager (CAM), Certified Property Manager (CPM), Master Property Manager (MPM).

Quote from @Cam Schwartz: Hey Saleem.

I have been doing some online research on Lending Deck.  

I have heard good things about KBKG and they have an online tool for cost basis of 600k and under https://www.kbkg.com/residential-costsegregator I personally used CSSI and they were awesome https://costsegregationservices.com/ but don't offer DIY.Hope that helps!

1) Communicating with property mangers on tenant issues, vacancies, etc. 2) Listening to/Attending Webinars regarding real estate investing3) Driving for dollars4) Searching MLS and online for on-market deals5) Working on the business's social media accounts 6) Posting and reading through real estate forums (Such as this one) for real estate purposes (finding deals, educational purposes, etc.)

If I do an online HYSA, are those generally personal accounts?

@Yiyi Zhang  if you look at property records either online or at the courthouse, for each property besides providing the property address, it also provides the mailing address of the owner. 

People online like to paint rosy pictures about how much money their short-term rental makes.

Have been reading more online about HMLs and how to best use them for getting into Flipping.