For my day job, I work for a bank handling real estates in trusts and estates.  

We're currently waiting on approval letter from the bank so we can make an offer.

I have connected with a lender (not a bank or individual).I am wondering if is okay to ask the BP audience about a particular lending institution in terms of reviews, experiences.If that is not possible, I am curious what types of questions to ask this lender.Thanks.

HII posted this summary to help a beginner investor in Dallas Ft Worth yesterday...thought there might be some info you could use too...Hi as a beginner investor with the flexibility you have to move often and LIVE in a propertyyou can have the best of all investor  situations with best loan terms, owner occupied PRIORITY TO WIN HUD BIDS and get bank foreclosures, all while maintaining complete control over timing, tenant selection and growing your appreciating income producing portfolio at your own pace.

I asked another newer investor the same question, and the only thing that would be a concern is that the bank may not approve because it's not technically my money.Example:A house is listed for 60k, I put 30k into the rehab., and sell it for 130k.

Well the buyers mortgage co has informed the buyers that i do not own the property and that it is owned by the bank i bought it from.

We have my mom on our bank account so she can collect rents and deposit them for us.  

I use Bank of the West.

Since the bank failed to maintain the property and allowed low income families to occupy this once luxury property.

I would then demand that money and if she fails to produce it I would sue her.