Fast forward 4 months and multiple lunches later, I was performing all kinds of tasks for him and soaking up as much of his knowledge and experience as I possibly could!

By the time I walk through get my funds letter ready and offer signed, I'm already up to multiple offers.  

Good contractors will not let you run them around for free multiple times though.

I’m looking for a commercial lender in the Chicago or Los Angeles area that can fund multiple properties into one package deal in Illinois.I would consider leveraging a free and clear duplex property which currently generates a gross monthly income of $1,800 as collateral.Any recommendations or ideas?

There are multiple offers, properties with 100+ showings over a weekend with 20+ offers.

I've gotten emails from three different contacts there, one asking me to verify my account, another asking me how great my experience was and if I have any questions and a third giving me helpful hints and tricks.I've responded with all the info they want, they take FOREVER to get back to me (and maybe I'm impatient here, but I'm used to responses from people like this within a couple of hours, not 8-12, especially when THEY email ME) and they're ignoring my responses and asking for the same information multiple times. 

the best thing is once your done you will get multiple offers from buyers.  

The plan is to get multiple professional options. 

Sometimes couples get together and it stabilizes them both and they end up being with your for multiple years.

But within that specialty, there are multiple disciplines, so it would help if we knew what "issues" you are dealing with?