Quote from @JD Martin: Quote from @Benjamin Weinhart: Speaking to your item #6, I was actually told by the staff here over the phone maybe 5-6 months ago that DMing someone is fine so long as it's not a copy/paste ad and is specific to the individual.

With my own screening I know how to weed them out. 

They have perfected putting their head into the sand post cards are tossed, phone calls hung up on. 

You don't need a mortgage broker, just a reputable, competent direct lender that will ask the important questions upfront to properly screen your deal.

I'd connect with some local investors either through the Airbnb app.. can message them as a guest and ask for a phone call to see their experiences and see if someone can send you their P/L or share experiences, and or connect with local facebook groups.

But are you sure that it's impossible to get done remotely, by phone?

Run a credit/screening report on yourself.

Screening and Gaurantors are important, you might want to look at majors for some more serious ones that don't have time to party. 

But around here some of the screening services that claim to do background checks do a lousy job of it.

So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?