Though I would caution you on hard money lending until you understand the industry a bit better, that can be very rewarding but you have to be able to do your due diligence on deals because you're turning over your hard-earned money to an individuals project, often a flip. 

You are required to vacate the home before 5:00 PM on December 31, 2024.

This route requires more attention as you will need to ensure that you are finding good deals wether they are on the market or off market.

I don't know what his minimum liquidity requirements are to join.

While I certainly think that reducing retirement account contributions and investing in real estate could be a great option for an early retirement, it requires honest conversations and detailed projections around your current portfolio's performance and expected rate of return on future acquisitions.

And I believe they require 30-40% down. 

Hi @Jon Pflueger to answer your questions requires more information. 

However, asset based loan products require liquid assets, property equity is not a liquid asset for an asset based program.All our 2nd mortgage programs just increased limits to $750,000!

Real estate requires cash, that's why it's called in-vesting.

Dodd Frank corrects this by requiring the price be supported by an appraisal or some  basis.