Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I now am more selective about loan officers as well as lenders. 

After some issues with the mortgage lender not doing their due diligence until the last minute they put in some of their commission to support the closing of this property.

I haven’t reached out to any lenders yet but have a short list of them compiled.

If your really needed it one could also consider hard money though that will come with higher rates and getting someone to give you 300k first time might be harder than just getting loan then you could refinance it later.Since your a high net worth person I would also try talking to local/regional and even big bank lenders.

Have you considered becoming a private lender? 

Reach out to GC's, realtors, PM's, and lenders who know the area.

A solid lender, contractor, and property manager can make or break your first few deals.What strategy are you leaning toward first—flipping, BRRRR, or buy-and-hold?

The fees for us to do it were $492.50 and you can see the lender credited those back to us. 

Unfortunately each one is worth 25k. thank you  traditional lenders are not going to finance these properties.