A lot of older clients had a tax person, a mortgage person, a plumber...and they utilized that person for decades.

The odd thing to me about this is no one asks whether it is right to sell a person a car that isn't truly educated on the subject.

Anything you do, go there in person a couple of times and get a feel for the area and people.

I'm a conservative person as far as risk goes, I think most folks on this site are way more aggressive.

Not every lender can do 203k- the "desk" has to be an approved person as there are follow ups on the release of funds as work is completed.

I know I don't have terribly much to contribute at this point, but I've set goals for myself to make at least one post on BP every day, connect with one new person a day (would appreciate some help here :P), listen to two podcasts a week, and begin attending monthly REIA meetings.  

No bank would ever have a loan made to person A hoping person B pays it off and person A would never agree to give up a house but remain on the hook for the loan.

Look for an experienced person as a guide and offer to help in anyway you can.Figure out what cashflows.

If Person A fails to secure the building and Person B gets their bike stolen...In my market, $100 a month will rent a 10 x 20 storage facility.

Look up the buyer's agent on those deals and give that person a call.