And then there are others that are just pump and dump due diligence schemes.. now when i googled this company their web page came up .. but there is also complaints and a rip off report link.. so i would read all that stuff first.. take it with a grain of salt.then look deep within and ask yourself if with your business acumen and 2 to 3 years of tax returns.. and your fico and your cash reserves can you do a 1 plus deal.

Or what if you personally found home you want to buy without a real estate agent...is it recommend to engage an agent?

During this year, I've experienced inheriting a crooked property manager I let go on day 1 that tried collecting rents from tenants weeks after, an eviction (same person) and a successful lawsuit against a non performing seller that backed out the day of closing. 

This means we need to buy under an LLC and not our personal. 

While I was out there the business in Phoenix continued so I was able to manage AZ while being in SC and learning your market.

The only way home warranty companies stay in business is by selling policies and not paying out.1.

So I am turning to the BP community at large to see if anyone here has any personal recommendations?

If getting another $100k in cash unlocks a large flip profit to keep scaling/injecting capital into your business or a great cash-flowing property that outweighs the increased capital cost on the triplex, then go for it.  

There are far too many hungry loan officers (No offense) trying to make it in the business who are never closed on a commercial loan of even A DSCR loan.The problem with that is it will cost you lost money and most importantly lost time!

@Phillip AmbroseI am unsure if I would do any business with friends, but I feel the safest scenario is lending them the money to make the repairs (while also placing a lien on the property).