The moral of this story is to look where you invest and make sure you don't have to deal with crap like this.

Here is one template that might generate some ideas;Deal- Property Type- Property Location- Market Metrics (as @Joseph Firmin mentioned above)- Scope of Work (both what qualitatively will be done and the corresponding $ amounts)- Exit Strategy (Sale, Refi)Borrower(s)- Borrower(s) experience (focus on relevant project experience)- Personal financials (as @Joseph Firmin mentioned above)- Additional info

Maybe a year or two goes by… but with a little age comes more respect… and maybe you partner with one of your new found real estate people and do a deal together.  

Now, I am buying about 2-3 deals every month and brokering about 12 to 15 here in Columbus. 

These rules are not to be used in order to measure a successful deal, but rather finding a suitable deal in the first place.

Hello,I am pursuing an off-market deal for a 4-plex.

Was looking at a few deals in Waukegan.

We help each other find deals, find lending, and just overall help. 

Not sure if you're a pro member on BP, but if you are to familiarize yourself with the area besides having a trusted human who knows the specific market there - the Market Finder app has a lot of good info and the Deal Finder you can use to poke around that area on a more granular levelKeep us updated on what happens with this!

I recently just sold a 47-unit and 36-unit self-storage deal.