There are two things that I recently discovered that threw me for a loop. 1)Wait, I qualify for how much???

Depending on what kind of funds you need, for what, and what terms you want- it is not a one size fits all and they vary a lot so I have discovered.

Most lenders wont return phone calls after they discover I have 30+ rentals.There has to be guys out there with dozens of rentals getting convention financing on a new home. 

There are lots of great markets where those funds will work well but the secret of out of area investing is to have a great team on the ground no matter how great the market is the team you have will make or bust your projects its all about connections  I live in Ontario and now we cant even go and see things  more then willing to share what I have learnt over the years lets chat if you have questions... 

Those things are designed to steal money in exchange for a long-winded motivation speech and a request for more money for the "real" secrets.

I recently discovered the hard way that a bank won't consider income from a month to month but would if it was on a lease.

She made contact with one tenant and discovered that the borrower was fixing up the other vacant unit and was planning to rent it to someone in a few days.

Then, during the inspection phase, they discovered the roof leaked and required replacement.

@Ben Zelenka I like Discover, because I also use Discover card for purchases.

Costar will give you quite a bit of infoLocal RE agents who specialize in investment and commercialPropStream... this is a secret but it will let you pull demographic data and you can skip trace that info