A lot of private or hard money lenders won’t mind if you live in the property while you’re fixing it up, as long as you meet their terms.

I just spoke with someone at a monthly MTR meet up I host last week who took this course.

There are some great meet ups in your area I'm sure and a lot of people at those meet ups are more than happy to chat and give ideas and answer questions.

Another pro for a HELOC is not having to meet a HML's requirements for a loan (insurance, draw schedules etc....)

This is a great platform for networking and making connections.Are you seeking for new Invesment properties?

Or you can directly meet them by registering to real estate events around you: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings 6.

We had about 3 good weeks and I was doing the video courses and the things my personal mentor had gone over with me when right before our 4th meeting she texted me to never contact her again and she no longer worked for the company.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

Hey Daniel, you can use a platform like Avail that will give you all the info you need to know like:-Credit score- criminal record-eviction historyYou will also need to gather their:SSNIDPaystubs and 3 months bank statementsat least 2 past landlord references.If all the above check out, you likely have a great tenant.

Michael - you can use this platform and FB Groups in order to find off market, live STRs in all of these neighborhoods.