Intro and Question

[Jesse Tegtmeier]

Hi everyone! I'm really excited to have found BiggerPockets. I've been out of the REI game for a while and I'm excited to get back into it. My profile tells a bit about me but I'll repeat the highlights.

I am a recently retired US Marine. I working in the home improvement/repair field. I would REALLY like to be improving my own real estate in the Milton, Navarre, or Pensacola FL area.

Here's the question: I have been turned down for a mortgage because "I haven't been in my current business for 2 years..." Can someone advise me on alternative financing? I guess I need to look into hard money financing but I have never dealt with that and know nothing about it.

I will continue to read, listen, network and learn.

This seems like a GREAT community of people, I'm happy to be here!