Know this - kickbacks and other forms of paying for referrals is illegal for lenders, but many realtors and lenders skirt this in gray areas like a lender sharing marketing costs with realtors and in other ways.

Off market properties are a dime a dozen however, so doing your due diligence is key.

FHA has caught on to this trend & updated the guidelines to prevent people from abusing FHA financing.Here are the guidelines directly from the FHA Handbook:Policy Exceptions Eligibility RequirementsRelocation: A Borrower may be eligible to obtain another FHA insured Mortgage without being required to sell an existing Property covered by an FHA-insured Mortgage if the Borrower is: • relocating or has relocated for an employment related reason; and • establishing or has established a new Principal Residence in an area more than 100 miles from the Borrower’s current Principal Residence.

There's a few different markets here that would be optimal for that strategy depending on price point and the specific areas that they're looking in

@Hayden ThomasAs mentioned there are a lot of factors that come into play in this which will not be able to be answered on BiggerPockets - best to get your attorney to review and advise

Would love to get opinions from experienced investors in Baltimore area, how do you deal with occupants?

I'm in the south Dallas area and had a BRP for my BRRRR.

I have a lot of contacts in the area. 

I'd like to position myself as a one stop shop for home owners with distressed properties where I'd: 1) Provide a cash offer on there home - (with all the close fast, no hassle things)2) Help them list it or refer them to an agent in their area (keeping in mind that I would likely get a referral fee)3) Renovate their house for them then help them sell - I've got the team and know what renovations move the needleI'm beginning a period of what I hope to be substantial growth and I'd like to increase my flips/rentals at the same time so I'm wanting to ramp up my marketing.

What questions or areas of the lender:client relationship should a REI investigate when shopping for lenders to uncover the value that lender offers as compared to others?