But the lenders have been a nightmare, there was a small amount of seepage in the appraisal and they want it fixed before close.

I then moved on to non-owner occupied small multi family deals, eventually using private financing.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I would suggest to connect to other local investors as much as possible to network, educate yourself, make connections with title companies, contractors, wholesalers, hard money lenders etc, those will prove vital to your success.

Always good to ask your lender.

It does not always make sense to have the note recorded on title as it can cause other complications down the road, but that also means much less protection for the lender so it really depends on the circumstances. 

@Christian Weber, some lenders have no problem with this, yet many want the title to remain in your name.  

Keep in mind if your Bank/Lender you closed with allows it to be vested into an LLC you can do it but it is "not" common in most cases.

insulate the crawl space to stop rising moisture Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

  #1 Lending issues....lenders may not lend on homes with serious structural issues.