Also want to confirm that they are a direct lender  If the poster is trying to get a loan is in the DSCR arena, licensing is not a requirement (and could be a detriment) and being a direct lender would restrict them to just the loan products their company has access to. 

Im about to start shopping around for a HELOC to Tap in to a rental property with a good amount of equity I'm looking to close within in a month and I was told the online companies can close faster.

My property management company's insurance could cover the liability of a handyman, but this beyond hammer and nails.

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing substantial amounts of money into our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

I had 3 LLC's, one was the holding company. 

Steve,As Kevin mentioned, there are multiple companies that will write a 2 family dwelling under a Homeowners policy. 

I also have properties in Baltimore and use a property management company as well. 

Insurance companies use this method when determining their policy pricing.

To that end, we always use a management company.

Title company.