There may  be some smaller agencies that would be interested in buying your services as well.

Quest IRA and IRA Services Trust are both goodAvoid Equity trust at all costs.

If I can be of service please don't hesitate to reach out

I have a huge Maple tree in the back yard of my first SFH.  Does anyone have any recommendation of someone that can come and trim it down?

He or she will tell you exactly how much they can finance based on the current interest rate and the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) that they need (typically 1.15).

I suppose I can be more transparent, the industry is more of a hospitality/service type.  

I've been using the same company for five years, but the last year or so has been a steady downward spiral of bad communication, poor service, and now almost zero effort on rerents of vacant units. 

Pencil it out assuming 10% capex and 10% vacancy plus all of your normal expenses including taxes, insurance, general maintenance, utilities, water/sewer etc...On a tri if the income for the 2 covers all your expenses including mortgage and taxes and you can live in the 3rd then I would consider that to be a good deal.These deals exist in baltimore but you might have trouble finding something turnkey in a place you want to live so maybe check for something with some deferred maintenance that you can force some appreciation on.Good luck!

The idea of offering bird dog services in the Akron/ Canton Ohio area is one that I have been considering for some time now.

@Matthew CopelandTax Liens and Crowd Funding are pretty much the best options for a smaller account.Most investors will work within the standard financial services space to grow their savings and then switch to a self-directed account once they have the type of funding necessary to participate in more significant non-traditional assets such as real estate and notes.