At the end of the day, 99% of sellers and brokers only care about your surety to close (I leave out 1% that might care about HOW you operate your deals, regardless of price paid).The fact that you have never closed a large transaction AND are not providing all your proof of funds up front and/or talking with brokers about where the money is coming from, will give them some trepidation.  

I understand the trepidation of co-signing, so i'm looking for a reasonable offer(s) to present to anyone that would consider doing this. 

I think Southern California (my area) is precisely the "most affected" area of which you speak, hence the trepidation of engaging in current flips. 

I was looking at out of state like Ohio or Pittsburg, PA but that causes some trepidation since I don’t know anything about those markets of know anyone there.

Being new to this biz, there is a lot of fear and trepidations associated with the "right" deal and a network of lenders, agents, contractors you can trust.My strategy at this point is 1, put my money to work for me, move my money into a real estate/ self directed IRA and then work into the fix and flip side of the business. 

Yes, there may be a hint of trepidation at the onset – change often carries a tinge of uncertainty – but Shata firmly believes that AI will usher in a new era of innovation, much like how the rise of social media transformed traditional communication industries.So, what's the bottom line here?

This could be a Property Manager or simply a local RE agent who will do it for a fee.Yeah, I get people's trepidation.

I'm new to biggerpockets, and am getting back into RE investing. albeit with some trepidation.

Those 4 transactions were simple and uneventful - I searched on bankrate for the lowest rate, applied and closed.What I don't understand is why I'm sensing so much trepidation from the various team members (brokers, settlement co, seller...) about which lender I'm going to use?

I admit that I have much trepidation about starting this.