Hello,Preface: I have no lending experience, looking for recommendations on how to protect myself with a loan for a flipI connected with a guy who seems to be a "straight shooter" with experience doing flips, kids in local school, lives in same community as the flip, active realtor.He sent a thorough description of the flip. 

You sound like a straight shooter to me.

I have even gone as far as finding out one of my tenants kids got a 20 gauge for turkey hunting but they couldn't find practice ammo in a shortage and dropped off 50 rounds for him, youth shooters are the future.  

You might be around 12-13% CoC if you can find a duplex with a bonus unit, but very rare if you’re shooter for more. be careful with Greenville and parts of Bergen Lafayette and do your due diligence.

Straight shooters which I appreciate. 

Do I need to bring my 6 shooter to work everyday for protection?

They figure anyone who isn't going to just blurt out a low offer is probably a straight shooter. 

The real estate investing space is filled with shysters in con men.You should start a thread "What is in it for you to be a straight shooter and honest real estate investor?"

@Ed S. they are intended to protect the shooter's hearing.

I really want to work with a straight shooter when it comes to rates & points.