We rarely have issues, but it seems like such a small investment in time and money to take one day to verify. 

For smaller investment amounts, we often see investors providing private loans or notes to other investors for their projects, which can offer attractive returns with the right due diligence.

I am also the building inspector for my small town and I certainly know who the good subs are and arent.

Traditional bank loans can be slow and have strict requirements, while hard money and private lending seem to offer more flexibility.For those who’ve secured funding before, what’s been your experience?

Then any rental income you could obtain from that property could be used as an income source for loan pre-qualification.

This is how the mortgage records a payment towards the loan.

With the FHA loan you won't need a huge amount of your savings.

It was taking weeks and months to make small progress on these properties, and I was getting discouraged at the lack of progress.  

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A better option if you can swing it is to purchase with your own funds, gain access, then refi into a loan.