Because of this, a ton of hard money lenders had to close up shop in 24 hours. 

Sounds like your father and uncle have enough units to get a better deal on using 3rd party so maybe shop that around more.  

Many credit unions have introductory rate...like 1.99% for the first year then a rate based on prime in the Wall Street journal so be sure to shop around, make a list of credit unions in your area.

As a contractor myself I was excited to see this as a resource, when I saw homeadvisor I was pretty upset.Homeadvisor preys on contractors, sells them bogus leads or over used leads, locks them into incredibly high prices which dont get me wrong if your getting quality leads you pay but there leads are literally wild goose chases.This is so prevalent they filed a class action lawsuit against them.Please do not use home advisor, shop and vet you local contractors.

Take your mentor to coffee and pay for it. 

PM if you wanna grab coffee sometime.

Nice 4 bedroom on 3 acres I have my shop there still in a big garage .

I'm shopping rates and for a cash-out, I've been quoted between 4 - 4.99%. 

Gas heat and water and central A/C. 24 x 24 detached shop in the back.

Obviously now is not a good time to shop for a new property manager.