I've personally worked with a handful of "investor-friendly" lenders, primarily on DSCR loans in recent years, and each time I've run into significant delays, lack of transparency about the process, have been fed the requirements in a piecemeal fashion (every few days there's a new random request rather than having it all organized from the start), and have even run into lenders who were substantially misinformed about the real estate industry or the laws that govern it on both a local and federal level.I think there should be a better site to encourage accountability by tracking how long it actually takes each lender to close their loans on average, and what unexpected hurdles investors encounter when trying to work with them.I can't seem to find such a site.

I asked for a $2,500 processing fee, which was gladly handed over, and the escrow and title company took over from there.

I have decided to embark in my real estate investing journey and would love to hear from people about theirs.

How are people finding and verifying a bookkeeper that works with individuals that run multiple STR’s.

They started sending out these official letters of conformance, but I've only gotten a handful of them. 

I've always found it interesting as a young kid how people could own more than one house when houses are so expensive.

Bill's book is about $16.00+S&H, and the forum and archives are free.

Probably best to determine what your particular investment niche is and then find people who are interested in the same.

Don't be nervous to call and ask questions, most people are happy to provide clarity so the process can go smoothly. 

Some people purchase a property for cost segregation/accelerated depreciation purposes to save on their taxes.