You need to trust the process and fully immerse yourself in the realm of real estate investing. 

I would love to hear how you all approach this process.

The process to build everything out for clients takes longer then anticipated, but once done they're great sites with software to help manage marketing.

@Karin RecaldeWhere are you in the process now?

But what is really important is that you understand the terms of the loan, including the length of time and when you can expect to get the money back, how it is secured, and the process of getting it back if things don't go as planned with the investment.

You'll find much greater difference in $$$$$ by refining your location/rehab/vacancy strategies instead of worrying about "how much it costs to borrow money" in this environment.Nearly all of my clients are more concerned with a simple and headache-free funding process, than the "lowest rate."

This would be an easy decision however I do not think you can come close even with you being active in the process.  

The process is a lot easier if you find the right agent.  

The best strategy I seem to have deployed so far was to contact all my current tenants and let them know I’d give them a cash referral fee of $250 for anyone they recommend to me that goes through the vetting process and successfully moves in.

The process of processing one and closing is also rather simple and streamlined.