They use lockboxes and no live agent tours.

I feel like my best route to getting started is by working with partners or private lenders given my current available capital.

The main programs that study this show a far different look than the appropriate (private & costly) programs.

Texas is exploring several public-private partnerships to tackle housing affordability, especially as demand outpaces supply.

Dive into syndications and private placements as a passive LP partner.Birmingham was my first out-of-state investment experience, so it holds a special spot for me.

I also think SJREIA has one as well. 3) Find an investor (maybe at a REIA) and ask him/her to walk through their existing rehab/flip and inquire about prices while you're touring.

For our private lenders, we use people in our local real estate community.

Sometimes it’s surrendering the ability to get your money back at all… see this thread on Norada Capitalhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/960/topics/1196567-nora...Unrelated to any investment I have made or even real estate, I have watched both my parents fall victim to clever marketing scams where they lost a combined 6 figure sums - both from in person marketed investments… so not something like a phone scam… but was a private placement “opportunity” not unlike how a syndications are offered, where management siphoned off investor money and used it for their own purposes.   

I'm familiar with how a hard money loan is structured, but structuring a deal from a private lender seems like the wild west.

Should I consider private lending, HELOC or another short term lending to fund the home construction?