Do you want a company that will keep the long-range investment objectives in mind or one that focuses on today and today's profit alone?     

For instance, in my private lending, I dont really give a numerical credit score much weight, but I absolutely look at the composition and history of the individual tradelines on a report if the borrower is a smaller outfit, such as a single member LLC or similar solopreneur-type operator.

A deal killer is a voice of reason when you are emotionally attached to a shiny object (it could be a property or a new guru course).2.

You have numerous funding options so pick your poison.

There are numerous reasons why they usually do not make good rent properties. 

I mean, how shady is it to object to that?

There have been numerous people on BP talking about how they paid application fees but they could never get their loans closed on any deal brought to the company.

There are numerous threads about sub to and many investors believe it is a high risk strategy (especially for seller) and believe buyers who use it “take advantage” of naive sellers.  

Our next big objective is to eliminate our housing expenses by purchasing a triplex or fourplex using my VA benefits.

But maybe your tenant reaching out and mentioning that they're going to be forced to file a police report for fraud could generate some traction...obviously the real objective here is to just get the seller to call you back...