The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it!

On the opposite end, I have reached out to a few to connect.

Nothing here convinces me its an easy path to cheap real estate, just the opposite. 

@Terry Johnson had great advice, but as they say, all advice is autobiographical :)I did it the exact opposite way.

I read this 3 times because I was sure i am reading it wrong given fact what your saying is the exact opposite of reality...... 

A hard money lender is just the opposite, doing all of those things mentioned that a PM lender does not.Secondly, I disagree with the high risk, high reward comment.

Life is such a funny thing sometimes - and I'm right on the opposite side of the fence to some extent here; I'm not necessarily a "big gov't" or "small gov't" guy, but I am a "don't be an unreasonable pain in the *** gov't" guy, and at least in my neck of the woods permitting is a royal PITA for very low value.

@Scott RoyerAirbnb is for short term.Long term you find a tenant, screen and approve them and sign a LTR lease.They are polar opposites.

It’s been too long since ideological opposites Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich were able to strike a budget deal.

The next year, we lived in an apartment building with two bedrooms, a tiny kitchen/dining/living room, a community bathroom 100 feet down the hall, and community showers two floors down (no elevator) and at the opposite end of the building.