Learning how to locate them is sometimes the hardest part, but the most fun as well.When I'm searching, I find them in numerous areas, through numerous venues and with quite a bit of work.

I did a quick search on the net and couldn't locate one for your area.

I am in search of a hard money lender for Louisiana for a property we are purchasing.

The only way to enable wholesale buying is to search out Motivated Sellers.

I think I would prefer a 10 unit motel, but prolly won't 350K to spend, but I still have high expectations.I ran a search but couldn't find any threads on property management services?

You can also just do an internet search for hard money lenders.As has already been described, HML's are based more on the property and its equity versus your credit or assets.If you are planning on doing a rehab as you described then a hard money loan is a good way to get started.

I would suggest a title search before bidding.

Search around and you'll find additional advice elsewhere on the forums.

I just found this site on a google search and I gotta say-great info!

I use http://www.landlord2landlord.com/ They're reasably priced; I can get a credit report for about $12.00, a little more to search eviction records and courthouse records.