Often I can smell scents from the lower unit that aren't pleasant (cooking, smoking, etc).

I am posting here because I am looking for some advice or recommendations from other investors who can recommend a lender that they had a pleasant experience with.

Airbnb.org, the nonprofit arm of airbnb.com, offers hosts options to assist with emergency housing in times of crisis, such as the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

She was very pleasant and explained that their website doesn’t work, which we thought was a bit unusual.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by what you find. 

I'm Chris, cybersecurity professional, and getting into wholesaling in Austin, TX and Northern California (Sacramento, SF/Bay area), all areas I know intimately. 

I'm doing this exact thing right now- I've been pleasantly surprised by how many people in my network have resources, cash and interest in something like this. 

You might find it useful to attend a meetup or two just to learn how other folks got their start into the industry :) I host a small/intimate meetup once a month in LIC, check it out here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1214850-meet...

Everyone I spoke with was knowledgeable and pleasant.

At the moment I am still at my W2 job but hoping in time to move full time in RE that being as Broker, FT PM,  and project manager for investor who are looking for support managing rehabs.