Don’t try to grow too fast by chasing risky deals in areas you know nothing about.

I think there may be some players in the space advertising 80% LTV on cash-outs but would proceed with caution if you find someone offering it.

Most of the leads you generate via cold calls, social media, and other marketing efforts won't transact or even meet with you for some time.Baseball players take dozens of swings in batting practice to prep for just 2-3 good pitches they'll see come gametime.

When an NBA player makes the too little sign after dunking on someone.

If it's an owner occupied unit sometimes I've found the big players like state farm to be pretty competitive on price. 

A lot of people want to buy out of state to chase cash flows and get really excited when they see the returns, but they fail to really get to know an area.Classifications of A,B,C or D are really opinion based, but if you speak to professionals who really know what they are doing, they will generally agree across the board on what area falls into what class. 

Majority of our landlords don’t want the section 8 approach since it is so time consuming to get approved and get a tenant in however they tend to be the more long lasting tenants and then you never have to chase your money as long as you maintain the property 

It might even be sell at a loss and just move on rather than chasing bad money with good money.

I think it makes sense to go with a reputable lender you know can close your deal and make it a smooth and seamless process, rather than chasing the "cheapest option". 

As Colin noted above it is hard to compete with the large players in the field.Where we found a better bang for our buck was getting on more channels like Marriott, Booking.com, and about 20 others.