.💰 The Cash Flow ConnectionThink about it - both investments are essentially money-making machines.

How do you become a broker for hard money lending? 

If you're planning to rehab properties for rental or flipping, a hard money lender might be the right fit.

I suggest you enter private money goldmine in search botton at top right of the screen and read the previous posts....here is one that gives good perspective as well as a link to legitimate private lenders.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/topics/1488...

@John Reagan Johnson hope you don't mind a PMC answering, but most of our clients hire us because:1) They live out of state and don't have time & expertise to remote manage2) They don't have the time to manage3) They don't feel they have the necessary expertise and/or don't want to risk learning as they go and making an expensive mistake.Go read Kiosaki's Cash Flow Quadrant book.

Keep in mind, you should have already had a conversation with the hard money Lender to know their terms and process, and be ready to perform. 

While I do maintain a relatively modest percentage of my assets in money market instruments, corporate debt funds, and high dividend stocks, I remain most comfortable with the investments I specialize in and know best.  

While raising money is an important skill, what makes or breaks the investment will be operations. 

If you're still interested, take a trip to the site once ground has been broken.The flashy marketing material for a new development is great, but don't put your money at risk for something that's likely to vaporize.

What are the risks of going down this path?