We specialize in "affordable" housing, which means on the low end of the rent scale, clean & well maintained, but a bit dated, in B or C neighborhoods that have a reputation of being safe and desirable.

If you see the same names, contacts come up repeatedly, you may have found someone reputable! 

You'll have built a solid reputation. 5. 

If not, and you are stuck proceeding despite this discovery I would get multiple quotes from reputable abatement specialists in your area. 

Someone who I think has a good reputation and emails properties he uncovers is Andrew Werner (known as WingmanWerner on Instagram).A better bet for you, Austin, might be to connect with fellow investors at AZREIA.

Hi Johnny,For hard money lenders, you can start by using the "Network" tab on BiggerPockets; they have a list of reputable hard money lenders and you can search by state.Hope this helps,Michael

I managed to find two reputable companies with lower rate: half the rent for tenant allocation and the 5% monthly fee.

Because it’s an established, reputable, source. 

Biggest items to be aware of when new to hard money.Probably lender reputation/reliability, speed, cost of capital, and leverage.Below is a non-exhaustive list of items you'll likely want to dive into;1.

Most reputable companies where loans are sent to be funded are just coming around to going 80% much less 90%.