Looking For First Project, Should I Find Funding First or After?

[April Thibodeaux]

Hello everyone, I am keeping an eye on local listings to see if anything amazing catches my eye while I learn more about REI. Now, if I do see a deal that I believe will make money after looking at the numbers, should I try to find someone interested in funding it? Or should I be looking for those people now so I can call when those deals come up? I apologize if these seem like stupid questions but I want to succeed here.

I have looked at private money lenders but it seems it will be difficult to get someone to pay 100% purchase and rehab being that this is my first flip. I believe I would have to use hard money, so if anyone has suggestions for lenders you have used please share. Any information is welcome, thanks!