I would venture to guess that this strategy does not work in all markets.Also for those who think just tie it up and flip to DR is something easy this is not the case.. they are famous for changing their mind and walking from EM leaving the lot developer holding the bag.. 

I was considering looking for property managers now while I shop around for properties.

There will be no shortage of offers to pay to learn but that isn't my bag.

So, owners mistakenly think price is the only differentiator – and look for a PMC like they’d shop for groceries☹We encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others by reading posts here on BiggerPockets from owners that picked a PMC solely by price and regretted it.We recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Even if someone gives you a referral, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that just because a PMC met their expectations, they’ll meet your expectations.

There’s definitely a strategy to applying for business credit to avoid alerting other lenders that you’re shopping for credit.

Definitely shop around.

As the credit system allows for "shopping around" for the best rate / terms when making a purchase.

And in a high occurrence of these situations, the property owners also reported they found that hopeium-regurgitating agent after having meet with other agents who did NOT say what they wanted to hear, had lent #'s less than they wanted to accept, a longer harder more critical conversation and hence they shopped until they found the one who would confirm what they wanted vs inform them of what is. 

Those national, discount lenders will disappear when a bigger or easier deal comes along and you'll be left holding the bag. 

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