To sum it up, it’s all about the relationship, and two key components to a successful relationship is reliability a

Form a relationship with a local credit union and get them to write a different letter for each offer?

I felt somewhat trapped--wanted to maintain good relationship with MIL & her husband(who bought house and are going to be a permanent fixture in the neighborhood), but DIL & BF didn't look great on paper.

I'm a real dork when it comes to financial modeling and building custom spreadsheets on either Excel or Google Sheets.

You'd need to be more specific because there are many possible conflicts in a relationship like this.

BP is an excellent source for vetting turnkey providers, simply by looking up the companies using the search function.

This is where having the relationship with the seller can help but 9/10 times they will see who bids highest and hope some newbie doesn’t do a BPO and buys it off their value.

He is a partner however not an employee and I think that's the key to that relationship working out so well. 4.

Relationships.

We have been building a professional relationship and the short time that we have known each other he has taught me a lot and I have taught him some things about the market he is searching in right now.