I have a few reputable people that will write letters of recommendation.

I live in a smaller town so I want to be fair and establish a good relationship/reputation in the area.

From RealPage 10-K page 14, they say "The principal competitive factors in our industry include total cost of ownership, level of integration with property management systems, ease of implementation, product functionality and scope, performance, security, scalability and reliability of service, brand and reputation, sales and marketing capabilities and financial resources of the provider.

You will find a list of reputable private lenders, many focused on California.

Congrats on the success you've had so far, and I hope you can share with us as you develop your systems.

The other maybe even more important issue is to manage your reputation which can make or break your invesring career.

How to transition from inquiring about a property as a fixer, to transitioning it into a referral lead is also something that I will need to develop as experience grows.

A friend approached me to help him with a property he inherited from his mom passing where a developer wanted to buy from him for commercial development.The developer after me catching everything in the contract to tie up the property with the seller asked me to work with him on the other parcels as he would rather be working with me than against me assembling the properties.Off I went after that for about 3 years in land development and then went into existing investment properties.I did things kamikaze style and figured them out on my own through the school of hard knocks.In your situation if you are focusing on apartments I would do the following.

Many times I've heard from folks I deal with or have taught that it was their presentation that tipped the scales in a transaction.Even when it doesn't, it builds your reputation as a knowledgeable professional --- and that's what may seal the next deal.

HML's, in my opion have a bad reputation due to the lack of professionalism, honesty and integrity of those who basically enter the arena with a sence of ruthlessness about profits driven by greed than any public service, not all, but enough to taint the barrel.Wearing a suit doesn't make you a professional, neither does a bank account, a college education or having an office.