Renovations were quite a bit more than we had expected due to more issues than we were aware of.

Finding borrowers won't be an issue, so I wouldn't worry about that piece, just making sure you have an agreement you are comfortable with and borrowers and properties you are comfortable with.

Make sure you are going to get your money's worth.One more thing: Matt claims they have now fixed their staffing issue and fine tuned the business.

The worst part is they refuse to help me get the account back, quoting their terms of service and stating they are not liable for any issues with my account. 

Let them know that they may wish to look for another place if that is going to be an issue.

I know people who do this and I do not believe there are issues with it, but speak to an attorney and they should probably notify the company if they are an employee of that company that they are doing this.

Given the scope of your work, a simple plumbing leak would not concern me, it's a $200 issue at the most and ideally, it's just another line item when you do rough in plumbing for the kitchen.Being in a Milwaukee suburb, I am guessing it's a 1960s ranch, probably with galvanized plumbing.

That said, if you have a very specific issue, please contact support@biggerpockets and perhaps they can assist you.

The issue always boils down to equity.

Fortegra is non-admitted in California and that's likely causing the issue.