Love the ambition but I tend to agree with @Caleb Heimsoth about you sounding like you just walked out of a guru seminar haha.

I tend to make a list of properties that are similar and it alerts me when prices are going up or down, length of time on the market, and new properties and then I create a live spreadsheet that tracks all the info for the homes I have saved.

DId basically the same thing with commercial loans, in whole or participations, moving the papaer after closing.That's the nuts and bolts, short version.Your reputation is what carries the lending business, who can "make" the loan, who can get it done, who can work out the problems and who has solutions or alternatives.

Our deals tend to be from $125-200K.

Yes the markets in OKC and Tulsa are strong as far as the rural areas not sure as I tend to avoid smaller markets due to lack of inventory.

And I also agree that VC funding tends to cause companies to "shoot for the moon" or go bust: which is not the best model for many industries that can't be expected to have exponential growth.  

When a tenant breaks one rule, they tend to break more rules.

I tend to focus on Hartford county the most, so if you have a question specific to North Central Connecticut, feel free to give a shout. 

As investors who like to build equity, this model seems less attractive.Energy efficiency rebate programs tend to hate landlords. 

After looking through the forum in finding any discussions about designing, I got a general feel that hired designers tend to pick out materials or create designs that do not suit the Investment.