Many of the investors I know have dialed back on their private equity investment or have changed to doing debt instead of equity so it was not prime time.

NMLS does not regulate private lenders.

. ;-) The following is just general informationIt sounds as though the seller has an investment to sell, not his private home.

Private Lender Partnership: Partner with a private lender or investor willing to take a second lien position to get you to 85-90% cash out.

That is tight leverage for an investment 2nd position loan.A private investor might be willing to do it, it's not going to be cheap at all & will be short-term money & will not be a line of credit to take out at your liking.What is your rate on the 1st?

I am interested in utilizing space again for group meetings, workshops, and for clients who may still desire private space.  

If you don't have the extra cash, can you get creative with a private lender or partner stacked on bank debt? 

@Geoff Engel If you don't want to be a landlord but still want to be involved with investing you could be a private money lender for flips or in partnerships and bring the money to the deal.

Agree Google nmls - funny on Facebook where 99% of private lending groups that are public are scam artists you get the "well license isn't required"I reply to this noting that while you are correct in some states - chances of a scammer with a nmls license are less than 1% while those without is 99% on sociale media 

Did you guys ever raise private money?