Most cities have regular real estate meet ups for investors which is often the easiest way to meet local flippers.

Our mortgage brokerage works with real estate investors all across the country who face these same decisions regularly.

This is very much in contrast to Texas where it is not fixed and regularly between 3% and 4%.  

Conclusion: I joined a "real estate Fund" in early 2009 (a Fund has several syndications/properties in it) and in 2009, 2010 and 2011 when the market was declining the fund still made the payments regularly without missing a beat to all investors.

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That makes me wonder if those lenders will lend more on the places vs regular lenders.

I have no debt aside from the properties and regular monthly credit card debt.

Trying to read between the lines it sounds like you have a regular owner occupied homeowners policy in place on a rental property. 

I also am in the industry already so I have a few regular networking groups and events that I attend.

Banks regularly foreclose on properties and sell them on auctions.