You may also try posting in the "Private Lending" forum page.I did want to just mention that I perform Civil Engineering services for developers throughout Texas & have done work on RV Parks before as well as work in Round Rock (different projects). 

@Allen Gross It's commendable that you want to perform such a service for your tenants!

I have a lender or two that will ask for appraisal funds up front, but this  is done through a secured portal and it is disclosed that the funds are refundable should your deal fall through before an appraisal inspection is performed. 

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As a Landlord are you required to fix all repairs immediately? For example, I just had a tenant complain about one of the stove burners not lighting due to a faulty ignitor. They can still use the burner it ju...

That way you can focus on your $10,000 per hour task instead on $10 per hour task. 

They might sell a portfolio of non-performing notes.An individual MAY be more inclined to sell at a discount.

I would be most interested to hear about:- How rigorous of a task the document submission process/review was to secure your loan and your experience with the process.- The turnaround time for your loan.- Best practices that you found enabled your loan process to run smoother and efficiently.I would also invite those to comment who had applied for the loan, and perhaps used a commercial loan in the end to close the deal.Thanks!

On deals where I purchased from the MLS, I either bought after another buyer did not perform and got a better price or I tore the house down and built a new larger one in a high end area where the cost at purchase was basically my land cost plus cost to demo and where I could build for under $200 pSF and resale for over $750pSF.

@Kenny Hall Decide whether to flip or buy and hold will depend on your investment goals and whether the property can perform as a flip and/or rental. 

Don't go talk to a buddy or a friend, you got to find somebody who can show you their performance.