Your best bet is to contact a Farmers agent as they will have access to all 3 of those companies.

Now I'm just trying to get everything lined up and stop "playing" REI.

I will echo what @Thomas S. has said.No matter what you read, you need either money or access to it in most cases to make it in this business.Learning how to do the work, even on a basic level, will give you a lot of knowledge and save you money moving forward also.

You might be able to deny them access to the media system, but I would contact an actual lawyer before doing that.

You want access to the " secret" list that only have the good deals .  

1) Have clear Goals with access to capital 2) Perform daily Rituals that support the Goals 3) Uniform Branding 4) Marketing Plan (which I call a Massive Action Plan) 5) Conduct Daily Outreach 6) Due Diligence systems (either self-taught or through formal training) 7) Vetted Team in place (all the vendors and partners needed) 8) Workout systems (either self-taught or through formal training) 9) Living Forms Library (you need this to Note Invest at a high level) 10) Discipline to maintain the processes and treat Note Investing like a Business Please feel free to add to the list...

Staying under 4 units allows you the best access to long term financing at attractive rates. 

The DB is a wealth of knowledge and is very accessible.

I'm in Jersey City so I only know that market but getting access to cash with low interest rates with a line of credit certainly helps your cause.

I own four in my name, and the process stopped pretty quick after that.So I'm back to where I started.