Feel free to reach out offline, happy to network and learn more about your path forward.Yeah sure thing, not to give too much away because I was relatively candid in the post about people/companies that I have or have had active relationships with for this one but for this one I used a non-MLS property aggregator (or at least I think it's not MLS but more of a private marketplace) Edit: Hammond/Chicago Heights area curious to hear your thoughts on that for future purchases as well

If you can develop a relationship with a community bank or credit union they are more likely to be flexible on their lending requirements.

I don't think any legit ones have existed in a long time, unless you have a lot of cash...mostly the way you find houses now is relationships and hard work. 

What I was implying was that I would possibly avoid setting up a LLC with the contractor (if they are putting no skin in the game and you have no previous working relationship).

Once you wrote the review, the business relationship was destroyed and I'm surprised they agreed to do the work at all. 

But, with that said, this is the riskiest avenue for those relationships, especially if your numbers are off or the money you get for the bridge is too small.

@Lance Stokes Also being a long distance investor, I'd say that one of the best things to do is to first establish good local business relationships ....then only do you look for deals in those areas where your relationships can help you.

Different lenders have different requirements for borrowers and a lot of the lending and decisions are done because of the borrower's relationship with the bank.

Note to single men: I’m in no way suggesting you to lie about your relationship status.

Note to single men: I’m in no way suggesting you to lie about your relationship status.