What does this process look like overall? 

Moreover, if your asking price doesn't align with the property's financials, it can stall the selling process.

It depends on who the initial lender sells and services the loan after funding (most DSCR lenders sell off the loans at the end of the process).

Hard money isn't designed for high leverage, i.e. above 65% LTV.

I'm basically in the process of learning more about marketing and testing to see how much I can do by myself. 

Part of the agent’s process will be to reach out and find out how much compensation the seller would be able or willing to commit to, versus how much compensation you are responsible for.If there is no buyer broker agreement in place, you are free to do as you wish, however, if you want representation and were hoping the seller will pay your agent, the agent should be the one to reach out to the seller first to make inquiries and secure a compensation agreement with the seller.  

No inspectors come out during the contract process to look at the house.

Hi,I'm in the process of closing on a MFH and am getting mixed advice from two CPAs (one of them is my current CPA).

Simplifying the processes, laws and regulations into a few basic scenarios when in reality each state has a wildly different set of rules, laws and procedures and each county and often municipality has their unique set of procedures within the state3.

I wonder how the closing process was completed when there was a lien on the property?