I pair novice investors with seasoned investors and educators so that they can start to learn the industry properly.

I still think the FED will be very hard pressed to raise interest rates substantially, because of all of the negative effects, savers be damned.    

Professors, military officers, and some foreign business people fit into this category.B Class: Solid working class renters who are on the edge of being able to afford their own home.

According to what I have read elsewhere, at a couple properties...that is also about the place that conventional lending starts to become more challenging and portfolio lending and private financing options start to be a better fit.

Therefore if there is an active hard money lender in the area or suggestions for loans that might fit this deal profile, I'd be delighted to discuss.  

Being a friend to walk through a house you want to buy and seeing if it fits your needs sounds like a non issue.

THAT'S how you use those loans effectively!

If he is interested, I'll share what I know about him and then you can contact him directly to see if he might be a good fit for you.

Thank you @Raul Pelcastre @Roger Pokorny @Josie Roman and NA Beard, are there actually certain requirements for a property to fit into a certain "class" or is it more just by feel about the property as a whole?  

All you need to know is that the Fed's target rate is vastly important to the global financial system, and it has far-reaching effects on all manner of interest rates.