Finding Hard Money Lenders

[Ashley Payton]

Is there a way to find hard money lenders that are not family for free? I've been looking around and found 2 websites that allow you to, but you have to fill out an aplication with them. I did that, but I really want to avoid the "middle man" and connect directly with the lender.

I looked on Craigslist, but they just all seem like scammers. Currently, checking out classified ads. Any other places I can go out and look?