. * when I say private lenders I mean true private lenders; people who lend to you becuas they know and trust you.

Tell the people you interview the address or just the area and the property details (so they don't look up current rental info.)

The people who are the "business development" people like Laura working for this company, how do you think they make their money?

Attend meetups and meet as many people in RE as you can.

People who get evicted after not paying the rent for a long time re usually not the best people and often leave lot of damage in their wake.

Happy to find people that have existing BiggerPockets profiles/history as well.Wrapping it all up...

People often skip this and get denied by the bank.

People are running amuck with this financial freedom crap.

Typically I find after I've owned the home for a year the cost of a home warranty isn't worth it and I can find people to do repairs at a pretty good cost.

I'm reducing the footprint and repricing.... finally a smart person. our floorplan for each unit we build is 668 sq ft and 2 beds for that exact same reason. people that Aren't in cheap markets don't understand. in columbus we face appraisal issues if we don't keep it as small as possible.