Advice for finding a good portfolio lender?

[Jason Brown]

Would be grateful for advice when searching for a portfolio lender to lend on Buy and Holds?

[J Scott]

Building relationships with portfolio lenders is the best thing you can do when it comes to financing when holding rentals.  

My recommendation is to visit the FDIC website, get a list of the small banks in your area, and start calling every one of them. So them flat out if they are a portfolio lender, and if so, schedule a time to sit down with the VP of commerical lending.