@David Hodge, Hello, your post and the replies outline the problem worldwide at this time.

Outline my process and begin to capture my systems to eventually duplicate myself in the future2. 10X my marketing plan by sending out more letters per week.

I am new here and I am looking for a short brief description about how a private/hard money loan works from start to closing (typical process)...this might be helpful for both private parties that are interested in lending funds and also for borrowers looking to flip properties (what to expect)...I have outlined some questions below:-What type of documents are usually needed for private money loans closing (they might differ from state to state)...sample docs links might be helpful (e.g. promissory note, deed of trust etc).? 

The answer can be dependent on your market, but I would lean towards saving the MLS for afterwards for the reasons you outlined - if it's on the MLS people want to see it and are disappointed if they can't arrange a showing, and good photos get people out to the property. 

Thanks for your thoughtful outlining of RE risk potential in so many categories. 

But if you are creating an agreement to outline how to handle future issues (ie one person wants to sell etc) then you should have a legal document drawn up.  

@Ryan Mullin posted this a few days ago.This article came out this weekend in the Indianapolis Business Journal.It basically outlines some of the commercial properties in fountain square in regards to the jump in value over the past few years.

It outlines the properties that his cooperative is looking to invest in.  

While we're on this subject, what about every other CAPEX expense outlined in the Book on Rental Property Investing?

You can share that but YOU REFUSE to do so.What really happened with my claim is outlined in this thread above but here's a summary:1) I made a claim.2) Your company took an unreasonably long time to investigate the claim.3) Your company suppressed and he hid the insurance adjuster report.4) Your company denied the claim.5) Your company was nonresponsive.6) Your company finally provided the insurance adjuster's report after getting a long letter from our legal team.7) Other people reached out to me saying that your company denied their claims too.8) The Arizona Department of Insurance told me you didn't have any other complaints in their state at the moment so they put my complaint in the file. 9) I was told that your is being sued by another one of your clients for denying claims in Arizona but I guess they didn't file a complaint with the Department of Insurance... yet.10) In retaliation, that is subject to punitive damages, according to our attorney, your company canceled all of my policies.11) Your company continues to try and explain away the insurance bad faith issue and hide behind saying your claims history is proprietary when nothing could be further from the truth.12) I reached out to your company several times suggesting that we discuss the issue but was told there's nothing to talk about.