there is a publication called Scottsman guide.. this will list a lot of the top lenders.keep in mind HML want to see some experience and skin in the game to get decent rates. 

The 1% rule is a guide and works great; I use it as a minimum; if a property does not meet I don't go any further.

Start with the BP Beginner's Guide, and then read everything else you can get your hands on (books, the forums, BP blogs, podcasts, etc).

The fact they are complaining online might be an indication the property manager dealt with them properly so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.I hope this basic guide helps.

The fact they are complaining online might be an indication the property manager dealt with them properly so be sure to ask the manager for their side of the story.I hope this basic guide helps.

Also, note there are several books in the BP bookstore about private funding/acquiring funding: Brandon Turner's "The Book on Investing In Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down" Matt Faircloth's new book "Raising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People's Money", Anson Young "Finding and Funding Great Deals: The Hands-On Guide to Acquiring Real Estate in Any Market", there are several more books out there on this topic.

I've read Brandon Turner's post on the ultimate realtor's guide to working with investors and plan on joining my local REIA to hopefully find a flipper that I can help find deals for.

Read the BP Ultimate Beginner's Guide, then as many books, forum posts, and podcasts as you can get your hands on.

I recently bought a book to read up on landlord tax laws, “NOLO’s Every Landlord’s Tax Deduction Guide”.

Have you read The Ultimate Beginner Guide on this site?