Think of REI as a 4 legged stool.Leg 1 - Buyers - for Investors, FHA Buyers, Tenant Buyers, Owner Financing BuyersLeg 2 - Sellers - A B C D Areas, Needs Work, Pretty Houses, Equity, No EquityLeg 3 - Funding - Bank Loans, Private Lenders, JV Split Partners, Hard Money Lenders, Owner Financing for Free and Clear Houses.Leg 4 - COIs - Center of Influence Referral Partners - Only after you have success stories, like CPAs, Attorneys, Financial Planners, etc to refer you business.Techniques include: Wholesaling, Rehabbing, Lease Option Flips, Sub2 Rent Out, Sub 2 Lease Option, etc.Private Lenders for Buy and Hold was your question.I would focus on sub2 and rent out.

Does anyone have a investor friendly agent you can refer me to in the San Antonio area.

I also would greatly appreciate any lease language examples that you would have to cross reference mine against for the following:1: Inhabitable Conditions (Fire or Other) both accidental and lessee caused.

there is a glycol solution the HVAC can put in the boiler system , it will greatly reduce the freezing point of the water , protecting the pipes and radiators below freezing .MOST reasonable people realize that water freezes when its cold , the frozen pipes were caused by the tenants not having fuel to run the furnace , Damage caused by tenant neglect or abuse should be paid by them

For future reference, I recommend flows.com for water meters.

The threat of not being able to use you as a reference is also no longer credible if you're seeing this sort of behavior.

When I refer to Wholesales comps, I mean distressed properties, such as REOs and Short Sales (sold, pending, and actv), in order to access what my inventory levels are in a particular market.

The solution can be very simple, just have them pay for the current month pro-rated amount from the 1st through the 20th.

The best solution I can think of is to just attach it to your offer when you send it over.Now, I don't necessarily agree with the rule, but it is what it is.

While reading The Beginners Guide to Real Estate Investing, I came across a lot of references to this forum and thought I would check it out.