I am starting to realize there has been a significant amount of consolidation in the space by private equity and other institutional investors. 3) From research it also seems like getting financing can be difficult without prior experience in the space.

Ive become big on lending...id take a portion of it and put it into lending.

We do lending and we ask the question - if you have been doing this for ten years and don't have any money where did it all go? 

No lender will lend on a deal that doesn’t make sense.4) After the appraisal comes back you will get a document that outlines the amount to be borrowed and all fees that will be relating to the loan (I would suggest to ask for an example of this document when you are searching for an HML so you will know what fees are going to show up).5) Close the loan at a title company of your choice.6) Begin work and make draws on any repair balance.

How Tiered Returns Can Help Structure Private Lending DealsHey BP community,I wanted to share some insights on structuring private lending deals, particularly when working with private investors to fund real estate projects.

Do all your due diligence upfront (see if you can get an inspection done before submitting an offer)On the lending side a DSCR loan is an option.

I then did some wholesaling, land flipping, did some more buying and am now just doing lending to build up active income.

Thats a fair point @Erik Estrada about not wasting a lender's time & effort - but how do I identify a good lending partnership if they don't disclose their numbers & estimates to me? 

I am currently looking into private lending on another property in either Illinois or St.

@Casey GrahamAggregating 100 doors in a growing market could create significant value for an institutional buyer.