I have a client whose house is currently worth $500,000 who owes $150,000 on the mortgage who is interested in getting a $250,000 second mortage to use as capital to invest in real estate in Massachusetts area.

Not that I'm aware of with any of my landlord clients - if there's a government shutdown that could be a possibility, but the payments will always be prorated for any missed payments.City wouldn't intentionally delay payment once you're setup and "in the system"... they want to keep any voucher tenants housed and out of shelters. 

People will rightfully assume that you cannot know as much as an older person, you just cannot have that much experience.The best way to gain people's trust is to do a couple deals and get happy satisfied clients who will use you again and refer you to others ......I don't see a shortcut here.Or else you have to have the deal of the century.   .people will sometimes sacrifice their comfort level when there is money to be made..Good for you though for starting so early, just hang in there and don't give up...

I had a client invest in Albany, and ended up liking it so much they moved into one of the units for a period of time.

@Derek TuohyI use QuickBooks Online for all of my clients.

IMO, if you have strong suspicions (especially if they are the dealer!)

I called my client rep, but got an auto-reply that she won't be back until 7+ days without leaving any contact.

I'm in no rush to move out and would only consider it if there was a strong enough reason (better income, good job, marriage, etc.) 

I do not know of a BRRRR opportunity that doesn't have a life cycle that costs less than like 22k including all out of pocket expenses and that's if your purchase is around 75k - 90k.When I am setting up a market for my clients, first thing I do is call some agents in the market. 

They handle roughly 700+ transactions a year in the Cleveland/Akron area- most of those clients being out of state or overseas.