I also have experience managing remodels, contractors, subs etc and have even taken some community college trades courses (framing etc) so I have some basic trades knowledge.

We are novice investors ourselves and have some experience in SFH and are also continuing our investing journey with them.

This seems to be even more exaggerated in small MF in my experience where by traditional metrics, they're just not there unless you find that needle in a haystack.

It’s a fairly new regulation and as Airbnb and STR have exploded in recent years, the irs agents simply don’t have enough experience with hosts returns, like they do real estate investor LTR returns. 

I would skip this for sure.Agreed, it's not legal or proper to give out the names or phone numbers of your borrowers without their permission.There's absolutely nothing inappropriate or unseemly about offering up borrowers willing to share their lender experiences with another potential borrower.The private lending landscape is littered with scammers and bad actors.

It's fantastic to hear about your experience at BPCon.

I've used National Property Inspections a couple times with great experience. https://birdeye.com/national-property-inspections-jacksonvil...

If so, how was your experience with their service and loan products?

was wondering if anyone had this experience or insight on credit history.Met with a potential tenant for a class B-C type apartment I own and interview went very well, she asked a lot of questions about the unit and how things were run and who to call for utilities and Etc etc.. 

You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.