Generally there's no problem if we have the the signed authorization and email / fax it to them.We also ask the employer if we can talk to the boss regarding their employment - although that request meets with mixed results.

So many lenders right now, is there a list of bad lenders? 

Talk with your attorney about why.  

Here's why:1) Metallic also known as MBD was always the operator and it was very clearly known from the get go listed in all documents etc.2) MBD even acknowledges that Scoutpads was their investor relations provider in writing multiple times.3) All money was always wired to MBD, not Scoutpads.

We'd love to connect with NYC-based private lenders, but would appreciate the chance to talk with anyone on the lending side.

The questions are taking a small step, but you should be going to real estate meetups at least once a month to talk to other people who are a little ahead of you.

But flips are hard to come by and if you're talking about buy and hold how does the 50/50 split actually look like?

You can read the forum and create a list of the 30 most common problems, then study how to handle them and develop a plan for each in less than a year.

@Josh Green listed alot of very valid points.

Yesterday, my lender texted me and said that my job won't list me as a permanent employee when she ALREADY knew my situation and knew that I was a contract worker.