Always happy and partner with other investors so free to PM me.Regarding the deal you mentioned, I would be really careful about the tenant and neighborhood quality.

Would love to connect with folks who know and care about the area.

There are NO certifications required of an animal at all,  the only verification you can do apparently is to the tenant's need, from the provider who cares for the tenant.  

That will be notice of defaults and trustee sales (preforeclosures), ugly houses, out of state owners who don't care anymore, etc.

Finally made the jump and just bought our first vacation rental.My longtime girlfriend and I emptied out the account and put 60k down on an amazing 300k vacation rental near Bass Lake and Yosemite National Park.By conservative estimates, it should cash flow over $1,000 a month after ALL expenses.As I am still learning on the fly here, I am most interested in the next steps in acquiring the next property (and the next, and the next).The house should appreciate some throughout the year, and it is nearly turnkey as it was wonderfully taken care of by a family for 40 years, so we won't be adding too much value with remodeling.My main question to the BP community is "What's the best options to finance our next purchase of a rental property?".

If it was a $1800 piece of equipment, I may be more careful, but what good Is a tool I don't have access to when I need it? 

Again - thanks so much for the information and mostly the clarification on something I will need to take care of soon on a few properties!

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

I have some liquid capital, not much $14,000 to be exact, I know as a new investor acquiring hard money would cost me some skin depending on the deal.

As far as I know, no one will know or care what account the certified check or wire comes from.