Not to mention you'd have better luck getting grape juice to come out of a rock than to find a hard money lender that will give you the LTV you're able to get with a VA loan.

I e-mail them, talk to them on the phone, and ask to see proof of funds and PFS statements showing liquidity and net worth.

Even when I bought my first new car, I was turned down by two car brands & dealers for not enough credit, as I was leaving the last one feeling down I pasted by a dealership that I didn't notice before that had a sale on leftover new pickups.

Read @BrandonTurner e-book5.

Are there other brands where this never seems to occur?

Then we got a late reminder from e-rent payments.com, so we make an appointment to go see the tenant.

There are multiple big brand businesses near by.So what do you think of this scenario?

What activities should I be doing daily to build the network/brand and what are some initial steps I need to make sure I do.

Tenants expect the rents to go up but if you go too high they will either move somewhere else cheaper or they will move to a brand new place where they get more for their money.It's all about VALUE.

See this link, courtesy of @Curt Smith http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/83/topics/131229-dodd-frank-co-re The state of Colorado is getting strict about real estate agents and brokers not even approaching talking about seller financing sellers, because it errors and omissions insurance or E and O wont cover it.