Meeting critical dates is the key to nailing a successful closing.

Quote from @Devin James: Im currently learning this lesson with New Builds that have taken twice as long to complete than anticipated.....Finishing a Real Estate project ASAP is critical because...1) Holding Costs add up quickly- Loan Interest- Property Taxes- Insurance2) Investor Capital- Our financial projections are dependent on how fast we can turn our investors capital.

I am not criticizing your PM.

Critical to that is verifiable income. 

This was critical for me since I wanted the code generation for the guests to be fully automated.

This is a pretty critical difference.  

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Transparency, regular communication, and clear milestones have been critical to making this successful.For those of you who are considering working with private lenders or want to improve your deal structure, I hope this gives you some food for thought.

Being competitive is obviously important, but I think those 3 factors are the most critical. 

Not here to provide an  endorsement or be critical of the lenders on this list but volume is not by any means an indicator I would rely upon when selecting my banking relationships.