@Timothy Frazier  This will be tough as the HML will want a 1st position loan, but so will the other lender providing the rest of the funds. 

Happy to connect and chat to provide further insight! 

If I was the landlord here are the questions I would be asking - providing these so you could be prepared if they come up:1.

It seems like a common challenge, and any advice you can provide would be invaluable.Thank you in advance for your help!

But perhaps you would be better served helping a local experienced investor find deals and ask them to show you exactly how they analyze deals, what's good vs bad, how do they finance (debt vs equity) etc etc and understand their business model that has a proven track record by providing value to them.

Smaller deals may sound "small" and yet they can provide a great deal of experience.4.

I do NOT have enough knowledge or experience in this arena to provide specific “how to” accomplish this, or even to provide specific”proof” of my position.  

When you say they were incompetent can you provide more feedback for novice investors. 

I usually provide our budget as well with totals spent. 

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