I'm individual but there are companies who do the same thing.

Your individual situation has to be evaluated. 

I've done a ton of research on getting started and I'm extremely motivated to meet new people and change my life for the better! 

For example, if you're LLCing it - which may make sense for a partnership - that'll make it more difficult to get a conventional mortgage.Like anything in real estate, if you're going to be including or working with another individual, you'll want to sit down with a good lawyer and put contracts together that protect both parties in the event that something goes awry.

A thank you to the Bigger Pockets team/community and motivation to anyone trying to push forward into their first deal.

The fact is your loan will be small and the price differences between lenders are more apparent on larger transactions.The biggest difference between lenders is going to be the actual loan officer and how good of a job they do getting you approved and what products and structure they give you to get this loan and set you up for future investing. 

But you should keep networking and asking other mortgage loan officers if they have those types of products.

It might give them a good comparison point to a fractional passive product (the ultimate in getting out) that qualifies for 1031 which would also boost that ROI substantially."

Other opportunities will need to be looked at on an individual basis. 

Anthony -  thanks for the question … I would recommend that you  contact  your bank  and whomever else you want ...using the same  exact  scenario and questions - outline / ask  whatever questions you have ...maybe gets some  basic  quotes ….once these  conversations are  completed - make a  decision as to whom you want to use for the  pre approval/ pre underwritten process ….. the FHA  product is  very homogenous and  shouldn't  be too much different from one lender to another ….. the  customer service might make a difference