He is also tied into other things, so he is not consistant.

If you are self employed do you have 2-3 years of tax returns showing consistent income levels?

It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.

My goals are to have enough passive income to support me and my family(obviously) and I'd like to have a no-kill sanctuary for animals somewhere between san antonio and austin(they have such a high population of strays that get gassed- in the hundreds of thousands in SA alone) and a multi-family complex in San Diego for single parents/low-income families that would consist of cottages with yards(for the kids to play in- so it would feel as though they live in a SFR not an apartment).

It is a great place to meet new friends and learn about various aspects of real estate and more.Wishing you the best!

While I plan on acquiring more properties, I'm finding the opportunities are not coming as fast as I would like to deploy my investment capital.I'm considering branching out into other aspects of real estate investing and hard money lending has caught my interest.

BP is a serious resource, but you have to be serious (and methodical) in your approach.You won't really be taken seriously unless you are seen to make even a nominal commitment of your time, photos, a short bio, etc.You can save yourself a fortune with all the info that is here, just for the taking.Whatever you like to think about the property business and investing generally, there is a singular consistency with it, you have to work at it.

How and why would the HML control that aspect of it?

Sharad Sharad,Appreciate the introduction, I am at the point right now where I am just wanting to learn & don't want to necessarily box myself in on any one aspect of RE.

You need to see how you communicate, things in common, are they honest, judge integrity, you may not need the most successful you may want more knowledge and experience with an agent that doesn't have to beat their head in to stay afloat, they may have retired from another profession so they may have time to take more interest in you.You're looking for a personal business relationship, not a girl friend or drinking buddy, but someone who has ethical standards, knows the business is current understands investing aspects and that has time to devote attention to you.