I live in Gilbert, AZ so let me know should you ever need anything for that property, a vendor, a drive-by, whatever.

If your time is worth $50 an hour, that's what you charge.Most vendors have trip charge fees.

I have experience as a vendor with a few smaller companies like First Priority Realty, with a larger one MacDoc Property Management, some very large like Dodson Property Management and Weichert Realtors and a few others.

I often find that with AirBnB being fairly new, some vendors aren't sure exactly how to classify it.

I'm sure there's other vendors in NYC, I just wouldn't know how to find them other than calling lumber yards and such.

There's pros & cons to each, and certainly viable reasons as to which one you should pursue.Anyhow, (this comment is after the fact) but hopefully you were able to attend the inside Self Storage Expo which took place in Las Vegas @ The Paris Hotel at the beginning of April as there were several thousand Self Storage investors, owners, vendors, & professionals in your hometown. 

I have had good experiences at the 713 Houston Area Real Estate Investor Network as well as the monthly JET Lending events at Redneck Country Club (lots of people, wide range of backgrounds, lots of vendors). 

Looks to me that no matter who your vendor is you'll pay about a buck for a letter type mail piece.

In the commercial space you are going to pay 3.75 - 6% on that money ... if you can find a lender who will still offer a secure line of credit on a residential property, you could see rates as low as prime or prime +2.Private lenders - either via a vendor carry or third-party - are your most probably source of interest only notes and you may pay up to 8 - 10% for the privilege.   

They are asking for a Vendor Deposit of $400 upon Application to cover some expenses, like appraisal reports and home inspection reports, that is non refundable even if the loan is declined FOR ANY REASON.Is this a common practice from this type of lenders?