As a new agent with no experience, these are the folks who know and trust you already and will be more willing to work with you than a stranger. 3.

There’s just no reason to share your personal or professional income statement with a stranger off the street.

Some people don’t like to read, and others don’t care to speak with strangers about a potential deal.

Read here for a more lengthy list: Questions for Hard Money Lenders.You don’t mention your state, but I suggest you stay away from strangers by borrowing locally and forming an eye-to-eye relationship with your lender.

Coming from a complete stranger that knows nothing about you except what you posted:Ride the Oil and Gas pony while you're young and you can. 

However, my neighbor told me she let other strangers move in and even move in some furniture.

I really enjoy listening to Real Estate Rookie Podcast, recently finished Scott and Mindy's book on first time home buying, and currently reading Craig Curelop's book on Housing Hacking, then I'll be moving onto the book on estimating rehab cost.Trying to keep this post brief, but I can talk all day I've never met a stranger. 

Stranger still is that I am not the first buyer to back out.

A stranger is not going to be willing to do this and it is not fair to expect them to. 

Would you seriously let a stranger move in to your house without a background check?