Always interested in learning more and connecting with good companies and savy individuals with similar interests. 

Also want to confirm that they are a direct lender  If the poster is trying to get a loan is in the DSCR arena, licensing is not a requirement (and could be a detriment) and being a direct lender would restrict them to just the loan products their company has access to. 

Im about to start shopping around for a HELOC to Tap in to a rental property with a good amount of equity I'm looking to close within in a month and I was told the online companies can close faster.

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing substantial amounts of money into our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

My property management company's insurance could cover the liability of a handyman, but this beyond hammer and nails.

I had 3 LLC's, one was the holding company. 

Insurance companies use this method when determining their policy pricing.

Steve,As Kevin mentioned, there are multiple companies that will write a 2 family dwelling under a Homeowners policy. 

I also have properties in Baltimore and use a property management company as well. 

To that end, we always use a management company.