Make sure you understand their timeline for funding—speed can be crucial for flips—and their experience with similar projects.Look for a lender with clear communication, transparency, and flexibility.

I agree they had communication issues during a transition period that we dealt with, but things have improved from last year. 

Maybe they communicate differently but have good intentions.

An official I've been communicating with at the NWS in Midland, TX has said that these lands are awful.

I do feel they need to be better at communicating assurance in fiscal solvency to their LPs, but at any given moment they could theoretically pause infilling, and pay the pref distributions.

There's really not a cost-effective solution for utility monitoring for SFR, other than Nest.WhatsApp for business communications is lmited - how do you scale and hire someone to handle, while being able to track what they do?

I really hate using words to communicate, they are such clumsy things when one thinks about it!

Quote from @Katharina Bormann: I address the importance of clear communication in my book.It's not enough to tell them what is wrong.

I know that in written communication, concepts can sometimes be interpreted differently than originally intended.

Your contract is evidenced by the spreadsheet, payments, and likely other communication about the work.