My best recommendation here is to get with other investors in your market and ask them what techniques and companies they are using for foundation work.  

I'm a private money lender and a buy and hold investor, and in my opinion, no lender will ask for an upfront fee other than possibly asking you to pay for an appraisal or BPO directly to the valuation company.

I talked to contractors and construction management companies and learned more about renovation in the last 2 years than I ever have, talked to multiple lenders - a few did some shady moves trying to charge me fees that are illegal (reported her to her supervisor). 

Buffalo has been a great market for me personally and for investors in general as our property management and Realty company has grown to over 600 doors.The key to investing in Buffalo is location and asset condition.  

Again, I would contact other title companies

If your company will not quote up to $5mm have them check on other companies. 

I am looking for insurance companies that are good and affordable.

Buying a house with Solar installed on lease solar company wasn’t paid for 6 months by seller and is now refusing to accept back payment to reinstate the service and remove the lien.

If I decide to hand it over to other companies for management, I'm concerned about losing at least 8% of the profits.

I'm the owner of a digital marketing company based out of Houston, Texas, that specializes in REI marketing, and now that I've been in business for awhile, I've noticed that Facebook ads are the better route for wholesalers getting started with my company than Google ads for a few reasons.