Also the best way to get detailed information is through the MLS as opposed to Redfin and Zillow.

DSCR lenders will have different rules on seasoning (i.e the amount of time between when you bought the property vs. when you closed on the refinance) for how much cash you can pull out and whether or not the appraised value, as opposed to the cost basis (purchase price + rehab costs) can be used to determine the loan amount (i.e LTV * appraised value = loan amount). 

Those closing costs are for all cash approach as opposed to mortgage.

The private lender runs "a trade or business", like hard money lenders and professional money lenders do, as opposed to a casual lender such as a friend or a family member.2.

They may be happy getting something now as opposed to going colections.

I found Mint valuable, so I'm not opposed to paying for a good platform. 

I was advised to use a business account as opposed to a personal one for this purpose.

Not opposed to bringing a partner in on a deal.

I think the issue comes frankly when the advice is bad and/or harmful to the audience which is obviously subjective, but someone going on a podcast and telling you how to do a 1031 well to me is a lot different than telling people how to invest in real estate using “other people’s money” or sub-2, I also think the site needs to consider the broader effect on the public with some of thier strategies, for instance I’m not opposed to people buying “off market” if it’s done ethically and with everyone being on the same page, but you tell a broke 22 year old to buy “off market”  and they are going to take advantage of old people, I’m not totally confident biggerpockets even understands its own audience, I used to host a real estate meetup, I had to stop because it was literally meeting after meeting if me taking some 22 year old kid out of doing something either stupid or often borderline illegal, it wasn’t fun after a while, but like that’s the core bp audience at this point more so than people like me & you.Thanks for those kind words all. 

I am also targeting vacant properties where owners have likely passed as opposed to people are behind or the homes are still occupied.