However, for the average person that "really wants t get ahead."

@Scott Trench - have you considered investing in short term rentals, materially participating, and having the average stay be less than 7 days?

Real estate investing is forgiving; the average person can still make money even with some big mistakes.

The Lenders tab at the top of the site helps with finding lenders by product and location.

Ok so a diff path then my previous post.I also wanted to invest in real estate but just assume( and bet is probably true) that most of the people that find truly good investments have  either or all of the following the most "average joes" don't:1.

Our DSCR product is very STR friendly and heavily lean on AirDNA data vs appraisal.  

These are usually from personal connections we have made through the years and the investors usually want proof of experience to participate in any deals.Can you recommend any lenders in particular for SBLOC product?

Add those people in by using County or Schoolarea population.Example:Town1:#ofunits/headcount= 300 units in the area/ population 3,000= 10 unitsper 100 people.Town2:5004,000= 12.5 per 100Town3:andso on.Doevery stand alone town in a 60 mile radius, or until your satisfied.You will get a High, Low and a average.

The average home value stands at $562,718, marking a 5.1% year-over-year rise, and homes typically go pending in approximately 30 days.

If you have a truly superior and/or unique product it will be easier to not have to compete with price.