Of the conversations I have had with people discussing hard money lending, some seemed opinionated in that the high interest rates and terms were enough to scare them off.

I'd love to have a conversation to see if it would be a good fit!

My conversion rate was higher because they kind of look like a wedding invite.In regard to lenders, join meetups and local facebook groups and ask for referrals.I’m doing larger commercial deals now and found I wasted a Ton of money on direct mail.

I am going to talk to my PM about it to see if and how it was done, so if you would like to be included in the conversation or I can let you know, would love to have you there to see how it is done

I am curious what you provided to the lender and how did you start the conversation?

Don't be afraid to present a low offer, but have a conversation and provide a solid case for why this is a fair offer6.)

In most of those cases, their broker took a high fee and the investor didn't end up with a great deal.Here are a couple of things that are a tipoff you are not working with a broker with your interests at heart (1) they want to pull your credit before having a conversation, or (2) they send you a long list of things you need to provide them before learning about you and your deal.The conversation should start with why you are interested in REI, then understanding your strategy to get there.

Might want to start that conversation with the lender if this looks like a possibility.

If they were married, I'd think it would be more of a conversation about their future, but I can understand that if you are only with someone for 1-2 years they might not be willing to pack everything up and follow you on your real estate journey right away.Any thoughts or ideas to help us sort through the weeds on how to go about finding a house hack with these constraints? 

So ya-see Jimmy, that's how we have a FACT-BASED conversation on "I can land 1%+ deals no problem"........