With commercial notes they don't show up on credit reports, you get higher leverage, less qualifications, and faster close times.

@Nick Loukas To add, a number of private portfolio lenders do not report to credit. 

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Have a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog 4.

Have a look also at some of Biggerpockets blogs, there are new articles published every day!

Little leaks will not be reported, slightly malfunctioning systems will not be noticed, you don't get to put your eyes on the property more than once or twice a year.

I list the property in my management software (Propertyware) and it gets published to around 50 sites, automatically watermarked to prevent scammers, and an auto-response system that saves me a ton of phone calls.

@Gary Dezoysa  Everyone is correct on not contacting the borrower but there are actions you CAN do.Order a title report so you understand if there are any other liens on the property and their position.  

You cannot find this same information by looking at printouts from credit reporting companies and not all people with criminal records are bad people.

Tell them where to pay rent and how to report maintenance or other questions/concerns.