Using a lender who is organized as a Reg D or even Reg A with the SEC exemptions is preferable over an individual as they are legit, have loan servicing vendors, solid appraisers and will always have the funds for your deals.Generally the loans will be at 90% of purchase.

To them your situation isn't personal, either they are going to be selling the loan to an organizations such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac meaning it needs to fit neatly into the buyer's parameters, or they simply have internally mandated underwriting parameters which aren't flexible. 

@Erik Stone many small banks and credit unions will lend to LLCs, along with many of the larger hard money lenders

No, you should be getting paid and they should be turning over every stone to make this right. 

But this endeavor allowed me to do something I didn’t know I loved but would grow to love, make lots of money, and feel really good about it.Long story short I was working at a nonprofit Organization and we started developing affordable housing.

In addition to @Stone Jin's options. 

I'm curious to know how you keep track and stay organized in your direct mail campaigns as you get calls of interest/do not call and those who don't respond.

This is the tool that helps me stay organized and keep track of the million things we have going on

I always advise investors to go through a lender who is organized as a Reg D or A fund with SEC exemptions as they comply with regulations, statutes, have loan servicing vendors and generally better than the average joe hard money lender. 

What things would I miss out on if I skipped that “stepping stone”?