First, all real estate is local, so maybe 1075 sq ft is avg for3/2  but it seems tight to me.  

Or you can reach out to me and I can pass on your info.

Seems fishy to me but I always think that way at first until I feel I know the real reason people are selling. 

That sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

To me, as long as you are getting their FICO score (Not the Vantage score b/s that they are promoting), criminal and eviction history, you are pretty much set.

Their answer to me when I stated that a normal hotel management fee is 3% is "Those 3% rates don't include the opex of running the hotel like sales, marketing, etc.

So I'll share why I feel that way.What has stood up to me was his responsiveness, not that I bug him, but he keeps me posted on major issues, and he is firm but fair.

Can you guys describe to me what a win-win deal looks like for a real estate investor and a hard money lender.

Even if you did make more money, the amount of time and stress invested in D or F properties would not be even remotely worth it to me. 

A release will also require him to provide his full name and personal info, which will remind him that he cannot commit any crimes against you with anonymity.A similar thing happened to me a couple years ago when I met with an unvetted handyman.