Spoken to a few people that have done them, but haven't found a real expert in the matter thus far. 

Will it matter if my business is only a year old?

What really matters is how long you think you will have this loan. 

It doesn't matter how nice they are. 

Lending capacity should only matter to those with large borrowing needs and require large legal lending limits but that wouldn't apply to hard money lenders anyway.

Your ability to connect with them on a personal level matters more than your offer.Think about it:  • The “Used Car Salesman” is only focused on closing the deal as fast as possible.

Both of the members of the LLC we are hoping to do the cash out refinance for are also LLCs if that matters, so it would be distributed from one LLC to another LLC to hopefully the members pockets.Want to make sure that the money remains tax free the whole way and we don't have any surprises. 

The use case is very important for assigning a subject matter expert.

Size I believe does matter.

If none has been set up yet, it may be urgent, depending on your situation.Reimburse the owners for business expense.