Rents in aggregate are just over 1% of our all in costs for this tranche, so we felt confident that we would have the cash flow to sustain a loan. 

Your first pitches won't have much to go off of except establishing your personal credibility/RE knowledge, your hustle and knowledge, sprinkled with a little confidence, will go a long way.

The hare lost the race because it was arrogant, over-confident and because it took a nap.

You need to be an expert on the topic and be able to speak with fluidly and with confidence when discussing the business with potential investors.The brand is very important and needs to convey experience and credibility as well.  

The relationship we have with our mortgage broker and the confidence he have that he will find us a loan at very near the loan he indicated is high.

Are you 100% confident you’ll include everything important in the Purchase Agreement?

I try to Target $8k but it depends on market...ànd I'd pay more for someone who could confidently get it done WITHOUT my involvement;) 

What is home builder confidence like.

One thing kind of surprised me.Basically, if you had asked me (going into the flip) my confidence level on a scale of 1-10 in the accuracy of my rehab cost and ARV, it generally would have been 6-7 for rehab cost and 9 in my ARV.

I guess once you get started , get to know the in and outs of REI, you'll have the confidence and momentum to get more.