Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Usually seasoning is 6-months or more (depending on the program) and the lender will want to see leased units. 

I am encountering roadblocks when it comes to our credit score (mine is good / his is crap), experience with flipping (I have no experience / he has 22 years of flipping experience) and the amount of cash liquidity that some of the hard money lenders want is still on the high end especially starting out.

Hey @Alex Jacobs, I'd start by finding a solid investor friendly agent in your local area; definitely meet with a few of them, but ideally you will find someone who has a decent network that can connect you with resources such as a solid lender.

I would suggest you talk to a investor friendly lender in your area to go over all the investor financing options.

around here the rule is that if the Electric Company is a private company like MetEd or Edison etc. they lien the person activating the electric service, as in the tenant. 

I invest using BRRRR and what I've seen lately as the biggest obstacle to that strategy, has been the initial hard money lenders, with the recent market changes this past year are doing lower ARV percentages ...example going from 80% ARV down to 65-70% ARV to mediate their risk, requiring more out of pocket initial money's. 

A hotel or restaurant, mall, etc yes of course, but private home rentals? 

The land is mostly forested with a year-round stream running through it - it's beautiful and private and was largely unaffected by the recent floods as it sits high up and consists of large hills.

Hello Faiz,If the property is paid off and it is rented out, I might recommend a DSCR loan as it is based off of the asset itself and most DSCR lenders do not need W2/Tax Returns.