Starting out is a critical time to establish how you're going to manage the property.

Transparency would go a long way towards establishing trust and increasing satisfaction. 

I have a long established relationship with the banks and credit unions that I use.  

I think the best route is is to establish enough passive income that your passive losses will never be greater.

Once you both attend the workshop you will be blown away with the information and you will more than likely want to establish a possible working relationship in the future as in Real Estate Investing you always need to have a great team.  

One question my partner and I did have was, other than buying properties, what is the best way to establish relationships with bankers?  

Anyone, please respond if you know otherwise.But that's not to say that they don't have a certain amount of discretion, likely to go in your favor IF you've ALREADY established a good ongoing business relationship with them. 

How much of the deterioration of the windows is due to normal ageing and how much due to excessive moisture will also be hard to establish conclusively in court.  

Any established broker/agent with a substantial book of business and clients is not going to do such a long shot and low return activity for their time.Both the investor and broker/agent are running businesses trying to be the most efficient and profitable with their time.

First it is critical to establish an accurate ARV that will be as close as possible to the Appraised Value when you Refinance the property.