I'm not always comfortable negotiating, but I've used his strategy of being complimentary and honest several times and have been very pleased with the results. 

Is there any way to modify the driveway or utilize a different entry point on the property to make "newbies" comfortable with the ascent?

And curious what age of property and level of rehab you are comfortable handling?

You will want to familiarize yourself with Corpus as soon as possible as there may be areas you're not comfortable living in even if you do find a good deal on a quad.

The challenge many marketers have is biased perspective: assuming the prospect thinks like them. if you’re working open probates, for example, the typical PR is the alpha child, age 45+.

@Jose Valdez Not an easy question to answer actually... are you comfortable investing out of state, or do you prefer something you can drive to and see at any time (local to you)? 

Yes your monthly payment will go up but I'd get as many loans as you're comfortable with right now while rates are low.

Bear decor, logs, plaid comforters -the whole nine yards.  

The idea of trying to do an off market deal for my first deal always scared me and I never even considered it, but I’ve decided that if I want to make this happen any time soon I’ll have to go out of my comfort zone.

Also what would make you feel more comfortable doing a hard money loan with someone who hasn’t done any deals before?