As for having an online presence, do most sponsors make an effort at digital marketing (have a podcast, blog, etc)?

Once all the news papers are saying there are deals to be had somewhere , it seems the deals are gone.

They get to initial and sign 2-3 times per page(Digitally so it's not a huge hassle) but it helps alleviate the tenant disputes.

CMBS was more lenient on POH requirements - we received a CMBS loan despite having a high POH count, WWTP and wells.Local / Regional - Might be recourse, but can potentially do smaller loans.I've heard of a few a MHP lenders that will do sub $750K loans - reach out to me if you're interested and I'll see if I can dig it up in my notes.

Newspaper ads and Direct mail works also but I don't have the budget for that just yet.

But then, I asked myself, "Would you want to mentor someone who put an ad in the newspaper asking for a mentor?"

Personally I dig it.

Facebook, newspaper ads.. ???

I have calenders, reminders, contact lists for tenants/owners/service pros, I have a message board that I can message those T/O/SPs, I can set up easy online leases that you can digitally sign, tenants can take pictures of repairs needed - send it to me - and I can send it on to a service pro - all within the system, I'm excited to use TC because it comes with a lot of helpful reports:I'm sure there are other great softwares out there, but TC is free to manage and only $9/mo to receive payments online.

Another option is to use a home style renovation loan which does accommodate primary residences 1-4 unit, second homes 1 unit only, and investment/non owner properties as well (1 unit only).The LTV's are similar to regular conventional financing from 75-95% LTV with the lower being investment and the higher being primary residences.The benefit is you can combine your purchase money loan and your rehab cost into one loan upon purchase and your rate is 5.00% or less as of current rates while with hard money you may be in the double digits with multiple points.The downside being that you may need more time to close, these renovation loans typically take 40-60 days to close.Your original question basically strikes at a balance of asset protection (LLC hysteria/hype) versus financing optimization (best rate/terms/etc).