When I was less financially secure then I am now.

I have so much respect for those on this forum that help out and am so thankful from the knowledge I've gained from browsing over the years.As to my question, I am looking to secure a second lien position with a personal guarantee on a hard money loan in Pasadena, CA. 

You are all kinds of patient explaining to your 'professionals' as much as you have.As mentioned, there's no monetary value or gain for them knowing RI, unless you're stripping equity or selling to invest in securities. 

However,  to answer the part of your question that can be answered here,  I think Hard Money is proper if you plan to offer one or more of your rehabs as to secure a loan and you credit is suffering. 

I have a client that I am working with here in Boston, but he is interested in a property out of state (Ohio) and they are having trouble securing financing. 

He signed the lease agreement for one year and gave a $600 security deposit.

I hope you kept the security deposit.

The whole point of investing is to make money and INCREASE your financial security. 

Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

I had a former CEO insist on using his Gmail over his work email because he trusted Google more than the systems interanlly he was willing to pay for on the email security front.