I've been in talks with a hybrid hedge fund/hard money group out of San Francisco who lend at 7.99% I'm curious what money is available these days as I get geared up to get back into the NPN>BRRRR route.Thanks!

Even if you don't end up getting a loan with them, you'll get information to take to the next lender you talk to and further your education.  

After LOTS of research and talking to agents, there is definitely a market for and slow push towards a more rental-oriented mindset for millennials and empty-nesters.

There is a local meetup in Lake forest every month that you should check out. http://www.meetup.com/Orange-County-Real-Estate-Investor-Networking/If you would like to meet up before then and talk about investing let me know.

Some great data sources I used were redfin's data center blog, google's public population estimates for cities, and talking with other investors. 

They talk about RUBS.

I talked to a family friend and he is willing to fund my investment.

I've been calling some and some people seem like they can help me but some don't seem to know what I'm talking about.

Decided to join the fun and see what everyone is talking about.

Because we talk to so many investors, we've probably heard about someone else that had your same challenge and can find out how they solved it.7.