I use them to market my properties but I collect rent directly via Zelle or Venmo and the $$ is in my account within a couple of days at most.

This shift underscores the advantages of private money’s agility and long-term outlook, unencumbered by the need for committee approvals or short-term returns.Recently, large funds have been facing challenges due to immobile private equity assets (worth $3.2 trillion) as a result of reduced dealmaking and a slower IPO market leading to delayed investor returns.Meanwhile, state and municipal governments have witnessed a remarkable surge in borrowing to fund affordable housing initiatives totaling nearly $9 billion.

Most HM lenders have you pay the appraisal management company directly for the appraisal, outside of that, all other costs are paid at closing. 

Any advice on networking or direct contacts would be immensely appreciated.Thank you in advance for your suggestions and support!

Feel free to reach out to me directly to connect!

Jay Hinrichs, and this is a testament to all those out there saying that the market is dead, no leads, acquisitions, sales, etc.

Getting the loan with a bank would be a challenge without employment or track record (if self employed) so you're probably looking at hard money and I would venture that may even be a challenge. 

Our company wrote a blog series right here on BP about this topic, but if I copy the link here, we are flagged by moderators for "self-promotion"!

@Josh GreenJosh could likely point you in the right direction here!

My opinion is to not engage a GC, but rather work directly with any service providers that are needed for certain tasks.