For example, you can probably get a few properties with conventional financing, but by the time your looking to scale, you've hopefully built a solid reputation for yourself as an investor.This reputation will allow you to tap into things like hard money lenders (if you can do some cash out refinances on earlier properties to pay off the higher rates hard lenders expect).

You can meet people at your local REIA, but most likely they will offer hard money loans (and not private) being that they don't really know you personally.Network with people and build relationships and a good reputation.

I find it interesting that I've not found any reports on the web of investigations, complaints of fraud from actual NRIA.

Finding a reputable turn key company in the Midwest might be the way to go for what you are looking to do.

I'm primarily looking to work side by side with a reputable attorney who could assist me with double closings, and one that could analyze my contracts to ensure that they are legalized to be used in the Huntsville Al area.. 

I don't concern myself with what others think either but I am concerned about my business reputation at this point.

Very few reputable RV parks allow owners of sites to rent them out to non family.

You can do a simple web search to find brokerage firms that will hang your license for a flat fee verse a % of every sale/purchase but you won't get much assistance from them and I am not sure exactly how "legal" all that is.Other things to consider, 1) there is a fee to have access to and be able to list on the MLS, 2) I think the state requires you to carry or it would be a very good idea to carry Errors and Omissions insurance commonly called E&O insurance 3) if you plan to tour properties, you will need to get those electronic keys that agents have and I am guessing there is an annual fee associated with that.Those are the big ones I can think of off the top of my head.

I'm certain that the reputation I developed by honest dealings and timely payments with the bank(my primary lender) led to the consummation of that 10 unit deal(which I subsequently refinanced with the same bank about 2 years ago.)Good luck!

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