Brand New Investor looking for Lender

[Miguelli Fernandez]

Southern California based but looking into buying SF or MF in Cleveland.  Have multiple local lender options but considering the lender my agent is recommending.  Aside from the lender being vetted by the agent already, are there any other positives or negatives to using a lender in the market im looking into?

[Evan Hopple]

Quote from @Miguelli Fernandez:

Southern California based but looking into buying SF or MF in Cleveland.  Have multiple local lender options but considering the lender my agent is recommending.  Aside from the lender being vetted by the agent already, are there any other positives or negatives to using a lender in the market im looking into?

A negative would be chasing the best rate with a lender that can't get the deal done.