I have had experience helping improve people's listings and gaining them more bookings.I’d love to help you craft a compelling listing—completely FREE—so you can start seeing better results.

LOL  a softer way to say this is if your simply looking to become a landlord this is a very easy subject to read up on and learn and understand U do not need to pay someone to teach it to you. 

I have a strong background in sales and business development, with years of experience driving revenue growth, building high-performing teams, and closing deals.

Does anyone have experience rehabbing fire-damaged properties?

I had read that you should look for a neighborhood where there have been at least 5% of the total homes in that given area sold in the past year.

Had a somewhat disappointing experience with a guru* and now I want to focus on learning commercial and multi-family without wasting money on coaches/gurus.

It has been a very bad and costly experience. 

Have you read, "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene?

., so I would be interested to a) hear other BP members' lender recommendations for this sized property and also b) other members' experiences working with Fannie, Freddie, etc.  

Not sure if they have upgraded to desktop appraisals but if they are still doing in person appraisals , make sure you get everything (scope of work, good faith deposit, social, LLC docs, insurance, proof of prior experience, financial statements) in ASAP.