As @James Wise and others point out; Do the basics.

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

And then the last hurdle is that driving miles between your home and your rental properties by default is considered to be like your "commute" to work, and your commute doesn't count as business miles. 

it was an interesting process but basically, the novation allowed us to get the deal done without having to involve the banks. this was a huge motivation. that way I save on having to close twice. 

The program is neither good nor bad, there's just different pros & cons compared to cash paying tenants.Have offered to schedule a call with you numerous times to try and assist you, but you seem to prefer posting & posting & posting - which will take so much longer:(What are the chances you'll actually invest someday, given how long it's taking you to do basic research?

Since they were all Facebook folks I just went with the same basic invite.

It's a very lucrative business to start a website and drive traffic to then turn around and sell the leads to realtors or lenders.

Lendbase, as a "correspondent lender" basically shops for and lends other Lender monies.

I'm hoping he'll have some options for me.I know a Home Equity Loan is basically a second mortgage in normal situations, but they seem to come with less red tape from what I've found.

Driving around the neighborhood over time, I saw the same van at a few other houses.