The city's experiencing massive population growth...from what I've heard, people are moving here for the booming job market and, well, the great weather doesn't hurt.

This question is for the scenario of an owner of a property renting it to a wedding and event business that operates the venue, not a lease agreement for an individiual couple getting married.Thank you!

I'm looking for ways I can "protect" this private lender. 

Could you recommend any resources or provide advice on the best way to approach this?

I would strongly recommend looking at the BiggerPockets lender finder since all those lenders are familiar with the investor mindset even if this is for a primary residence :)https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/lenders

Quote from @Brick Biermann: I don't have it any more, but I used to have a line of credit against some of my investments.

They may have access to paperwork that can help with this.

In my opinion, this is much more effective than texting, which often feels like a constant game of cat and mouse with phone carriers.

New to all of this and I am looking in to buying a duplex in the Portland area as my first rental property.

In our recent acquisition of a 34 SFR rental portfolio, we are exploring different approaches to handle this efficiently.