Hey All - As my fix & flip company has grown in the last two years, we are beginning to bring our own construction in house.

That was an excellent non-answer to my question, Skyler. hihi :)No they are not all the same. some are only interested in dealing with conventional purchases other are as you say better at handling assignments or double closes, some are commercial specialty, etc....A investor friendly one would be, at least from my point of view, one that understands there may need to be some last minute wheeling, dealing, and adjustment made to close a deal, understand what needs to be done and do not freak out about creative deals.Maybe my understanding or thoughts are wrong but that's what I meant by investor friendlyregards :) 

I just can't accept such a constant ever increasing loss, even if I can afford it. 

Hi Rachel, first off, sorry for your loss, but it’s great you’re exploring ways to build passive income.

I've been interested in real estate investing on/off over the last two years.  

When we lived there up until last year, 1-2x a year there would be a clog that would cause a backup of sewage in the downstairs tub and toilet.

I haven't heard of any, but met with a few people in the twin cities last year.

I can definitely attribute a lot of my success over the last few years due to the connections I made on Bigger Pockets and the things I've just simply learned by listening to and reading all the great info available here!

., FTC, FBI for the last couple of years doesn't mean you are "in the clear".

I shopped all of my state's CU last time so I only called the top few this time around, it does seem like the best way to go about things.