Chase told me that they will focus mainly on the property's financial and borrower's net worth and liquidity.

I am an investor myself and also own a real estate brokerage with a hyper-focus on working with investors.

Hard money lenders focus more on the property’s value rather than your personal debt to income ratio (which traditional banks use) allowing for quicker approval and funding.

Even at 30%, that's still 15,000 potential prospects.What you want to focus on is a competitive market rent.

Seasoned investors focus on:- Data-Driven Acquisition Strategies: Leveraging AI and predictive analytics, along with specialized data sources, allows you to identify distressed properties before they hit the market.

That will make it easier to truly understand the numbers if you only focus on a few areas throughout the US.Hope this helps!

If you can give a bit more info about the property, you can get more focused recommendations.

Many brokers are open to part-time agents, especially those focusing on investing rather than traditional sales.

However, for this first property, I was mainly focused on a market I am relatively close to and knew well (Houston) and somewhere that the appreciation would probably make up for the cash flow in the long run. 

In most instances the lender will be focused on the contract price.