I think the answer depends on you and your appetite for risk.

I'm looking for someone with an appetite for pursuing something major, and  able to kick the tires on some of these ideas or others, and possibly make a go of it.

Not every local bank will have the appetite for this type of business with a new borrower.  

I can't imagine having this Real Estate bug and having to "suppress it" for that long!

It really depends on the appetite of the client.

So I'm going to have to call and see if they can tack it on to my main purchase.I noticed you can suppress dupicates from previously purchased lists.

Im a Young military invest with three properties under my belt and a strong appetite for risk.My Investor minded realtor always sends me deals and he recently sent me a listing for a 10 property portfolio of SFHs for about 450k.

Mortgage brokers often throw a carrot of a really low rate out to engage the borrower and then half way through the process drop the bomb of them with a re-trade of a rate for X,Y,Z reasons.I would find lenders that specialize in your asset class and deal size as they will generally have the most appetite for it.

It's a numbers game and relates to sub loan securitized and Wall Streets appetite for bogus loan portfolio's for several years.

The good people are busy and don't waste time or take on new clients that are unknown...they're just too busy with current workload. netowrking and refferals will be the best move you can make, but start slow and test these people to see if they align with your personality but also your risk appetite.