Raleigh area-Buying first rental with Private Money or JV Partner

[Cara Grow]

We just lost out on an amazing opportunity for our first buy and hold rental property to a cash buyer who put down a deposit within a few hours of speaking with the seller..we were going to finance it and live there for a year and rent it and move on. It hurt but it whet our appetite to find more smoking deals..they're still out there! Looking to network with local jv partners and private money lenders to fund both flips and rentals which we would refinance..but would help us move faster to lock them down! I have 12 years experience as a Realtor and have worked with multiple investment firms but this time it's for me and my family! I'm aware of the local REIA's but also looking for additional networking here in Raleigh and surrounding areas.