Strong ethics.And beleive me in my 20 years of lending in the Turnkey space I can tell the difference between the low character guys and the guys that will stand up and do the right thing.

My observation from being close to some of these individuals is that there are two main reasons why they often don't invest with other investment managers:1-they don't know them (trust)2-they don't like/know about their track record (competence)Since my current track record in producing returns through RE investing is non-existent, the only currency that I have going for me is my character.

Julie I get it I have owned 3 sizeable HML companies in my day.. and done well over 2,500 transaction as the owner principal of the company.. and I have done them every which way.from no money.. to needing money.. to equity share etc etc.. end of the day its the character and capacity of the flipper that is paramount.tough thing right now for most is finding deals that meet the LTC ratios that make 100% funding even remotely safe. however you are new to BP I see and generally speaking this is a beginners site..

I would do a simple counter top on the island, maybe butcher block to add character.  

You could consider what they post, this may help to develop an idea of their character. 

I am usually a great judge of character :) Thank you for the kinds words!

Even then some have defaulted.2. good character of the borrowers.

From the start we knew his character better than that of our other tenants, so that was a plus.

There are some shady characters in that space.

There was a lot of groupthink, which isn't "bad" in its own essence, but a lot of terrible characters with no integrity, and a lot of ambitionless, directionless, and worthless people in general could be encountered.I would rather take a stroll in my underwear through the Orlando hoods like Church street at 10-11:30pm while having several stacks of $10,000 in hundreds taped to my forehead and stomach, than have to deal with some of these people again, and the irony is that I'd probably end up in better shape if I did.Outside of school and in real estate, I began to meet people who were more like me and I liked them a lot more.