No There is zero reason to step in the pile of crap that is between them and have it stick to your shoe

Most rolled metal suppliers, even the small ones, have a local rep that will come out for free and do all the takeoffs for your rolled 3' metal after u frame up your walls/door openings.  

There's a Facebook group called Tax Smart Real Estate Investors (no affiliation) you might want to check out where the nuts and bolts of the STR loophole and REPS are discussed on an almost daily basis. 

You need to build up some reviews and a good rep before it will take off.

Following what others have said, below are some ways to curate a list of HMLs...1) BiggerPockets --> Build Your Team --> Hard Money Lenders --> Filter by state (IN)This is a reasonable starting point.2) Local REIA/other investor meetups.You'll be able to get referrals from other investors, and also sometimes meet local HML reps.3) Googling 'Indianapolis hard money lenders'A reasonable way to add to your list of lenders.

I've sold tons of seller-financed homes, plexes and commercial multis on CL and Zillow.I also sell to current or former tenants.Note in the ad that buyers agents or any buyer rep need to be comped by the buyer. 

Here's the other shoe dropping - Profit has nothing to do with your 1031 reinvestment requirements!! 

Put yourself in the shoes of a room renter.

And get away from the sub 1M game plan of BRRRS.If you are able to implement a real estate professional status tax strategy (REP) you can use passive losses from syndication deals to lower your ordinary W2 income.

However, a rep called to tell me that the CreditBuilder is the only way to actual build credit with the number.