You can purchase the first one with a private loan from your dad or cash to minimize risk, and leverage a second or third property with a bank loan and the rest of your cash.

I was told if I could show a professional license such as a broker license I might get approved but the best option would be a Private Investigators license, otherwise, they didn't see any other path to approval for me or my company.

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@Mike H.I would find private money to buy this, or as the seller to hold a note, with no payments for 3-6 months, for you to lease it up.

Quote from @Audris Tien: Hi @Deb, just wondering what self-directed IRA firm you are using to do this for private lending?

Realistically, what would you want to see from a private lender?

And now your building a community and reputation with the BEST finance-$ there is, PRIVATE-$.

It's called "Investing in Real Estate Private Equity: An Insider’s Guide to Real Estate Partnerships, Funds, Joint Ventures & Crowdfunding".

I'm curious if you have considered approaching local non profits that might want a private partner.

The law allows a private person to create a contract for a property they want to buy or sell.