Most importantly, they had no processes documented - so their 2 staff members had no idea what to do and it was a mess.New Lease Fee $275 - what exactly does this cover?

@Nate Wilson I didn't - the reason I wanted to get involved was because I knew individuals who wanted to lend but didn't want to go through the process of finding deals to lend on.

Dear BP members,I'm in the process of purchasing my first property in Ohio within the next 1-3 months and am seeking information on financing options for a Canadian investing in Ohio.

They will look at the area and if others have gone through the variance process.

Do not go back and forth in the process and string two lenders along at once. 

The owner of the property has asked me to manage the process.

Note: I am not a compliance attorney, and there are more details to this process, but ultimately, you should not be able to invest "tomorrow" with a group you just learned about as a non-accredited investor.

Does this mean that that mortgage company would be my employer, or would I still be looking for a job after the process is complete?

One of the bigger wins for me is the ability to duplicate listings fairly quickly across multiple platforms like HomeAway and booking.com, with an API integration you no longer need to use their admin screen and can do it all from HomeAway as well as process payments via Stripe.

Setup dummy accounts and run them through what would be (as close to normal) day to day process and see which one works best for you.