I would caution you with searching for lenders as those that don't follow a draw process or will lend on anything may not actually be a lender and trying to scam you.

I think if you can nail that down you will be able to find a market easier.As a buy and hold investor some of the things that were important to me when deciding on a market were landlord tenant laws, price to rent ratio, housing demand, ability to build a team, large population 500K plus, multi-family availability and some other factors.take the process step by step and you will be fine. 

We would have preferred to work with them within reason to make it a quicker and easier process.

Whether you’re a mortgage broker, real estate broker, or running a private lending shop, what software and processes have been game-changers for you?

I'll look into qualifying for mortgages and how that whole process works.

But consulting with the town would be good to try to understand what they're permitting process is like.

If the tenant refuses to cooperate, begin the eviction process.

I’m passionate about learning and improving my process to provide real value to investors, whether you’re focused on fix-and-flip, buy-and-hold, or any other strategy.Looking forward to your thoughts and insights!

Maybe you have to have a little thought process too.   

Just because the spreadsheet works for the way that I process information doesn't mean it's how it translates for you.