My most recent LOI was for a 168-unit property, and I’m also working on LOIs for properties with 200+ units.I’ve had conversations with brokers and, in some cases, even the sellers directly.

But I’ve never personally invested in real estate using business credit more traditional for my first property, so I’m always curious when clients say they want to use this funding for a real estate deal.Here’s where I get stuck:Real estate deals can be risky, especially if the project takes longer than 12 months to close or unexpected costs pop up.With prices climbing, it feels like the margin for error is smaller than ever.Would you recommend someone use business credit to invest in real estate?

Would need to know a bit more before giving a specific direction but it is usually best to hang on to your property and not sell whether you expand on it or rent it out and purchase a bigger property.  

For example, a private lender might finance the lot purchase or construction with terms you negotiate directly.

If there was an issue, it was always with escrow company not following their directions.

I moved all of her old retirement money into a self directed IRA/Solo 401K and started putting her money to work through real estate lends.

I would tell the complaining neighbor to talk to the other neighbor directly and/or call the police.

For the water metering- are you doing a sub meter like PUBS or are you putting in direct meters for every home?

However, nearing retirement, with our past experience in mind, we decided to try it again, this time just rehabbing one house to flip.So, I set up a self-directed IRA so we could use the retirement money we had left after the recession, and bought a foreclosure house that needed a lot work.

While sophistication of your equity partners (private money lenders) will vary between residential and commercial, the principle of raising private capital is the same.You need to develop your own system which allows a constant stream of PML even when you don't need the funds and/or don't have an active deal under contract.For example; I raise private capital by offering free educational workshops for people with self-directed IRAs.